This corset was SO fun to make! It's an Abigail Corset, with an altered pointy bustline. The embroidery was my client's design, but I changed up the proportions a little bit (made it larger) and added bugle bead accents. It's for a Halloween costume, and she's promised to send me pics. I can't wait to see the whole ensemble! 

As usual, I have crappy lighting in my studio, and the colors of the fabric aren't quite right. The emerald green is really rich, and the ribbon laces match it almost exactly. Also, the bugle beads are a little sparkly, and add a nice glitter when the corset moves. One day, when I grow up, I will have nice photo lighting in my studio. One day.



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This is the second of the two corsets for my trade model, Maria. I'm so irritated that the photo makes the appliques look crooked - but they're not, I swear! This one was a fun corset to make...I love all the frilly trims.:D



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This is one of two corsets for my trade model, Maria. She's got a photoshoot this weekend, so I should have some more gorgeous imagery coming up soon! She's also a burlesque dancer, hence all the frou frou trim. So fun!



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I tried to photograph this a zillion different ways, and I just could not capture what the fabric looks like. It's shimmery, red one direction, black the other. It's really rich and has a bit of a sheen on it. If it weren't rainy today, I would have tried photographing it outdoors. Corset still turned out lovely, even if the photos aren't stellar.



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This is probably one of the most beautiful corsets I've ever made. Though I love clean, stripped down (ok, plain - I'm the world's most boring dresser!) corsets personally, creating something this feminine is a rare treat.



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Model Mayhem

SugarKitty's TV debut at 10PM tonight! WDEM (Channel 17) or streaming live (if you're not local or have cable): http://www.wdem-tv.com/watch. You can also catch the show tomorrow at 7am, noon, or 5pm!

I'll be getting a hardcopy of the show as well, which I'll rip to my website/Facebook/etc.

Here's the second corset I made for the TV show. The last two corsets were ones I'd already made for a client (modeled by her and a friend).



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I recently finished two sample corsets that will be featured on a program called Lifeline Columbus (premiering this Thursday night!!). This Penelope corset was one of them. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to fit my models, so I had to guess on the size... it didn't fit the model exactly, but I think it was good enough for the purpose it served.

I think the filming went pretty well, even though I was EXTREMELY nervous (I HATE being on camera!). A huge thank-you to my gorgeous models that helped me out!! I'll post more info once I've got it. The station streams live, but I should be getting a copy of the show, and I'll post it on my MySpace and Facebook for anyone that's interested in seeing it. :)



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As promised, here's one of the photos from my trade model's most recent shoot. More are on the way. This is the corset I didn't get time to photograph because I had to overnight it to her. The back panels are the same red & white striped satin (which incidentally, I hate, and hope I never have to make a corset from again).

I completely re-did the pattern for the Alexis Waist Cincher, and made it a much more flattering shape. It's also significantly shorter than it used to be. This is the first full corset I've made with the new pattern, and I'm really pleased with the result. Also, you can see I got my regular innerlining fabric back in stock --- no wrinkles! :)

My trade model had a photoshoot over the weekend, so be on the lookout for new images from that! I didn't have time to photograph the corset before I shipped it, so I'm anxious to see how it looked on her. :)



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I really don't like the underlining I've been using lately. Funds have been short, so I have to use what's already in the studio. The corset looks all wrinkly, even though it is fused to the underlining. So frustrating. Grr. Anyhow, I think it still turned out lovely. :)



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I probably should have posted this sooner, but I didn't realize so many people were expecting to visit the booth this year. Oops.

SugarKitty is not vending at ComFest this year. Due to lack of manpower and the depressed economy, I've opted out. So to all you lovelies that were hoping to visit the booth (not to mention the assclowns that steal from me year after year), I'm sorry to disappoint! I will be hanging out at the part on Saturday, most likely stumbling around with a beer in my hand. Make sure you say hello!

It's been a long time coming, but I've finally got a new corset style! I'm curently working on about 4 other orders at the same time, and I figured I just need to try and squeeze new sample corsets in between. I'll never get any new ones done otherwise!  It's an underbust corset, with longline hips. Kind of Edwardian style. I'm not crazy about the photographs, but they'll do for now. Photographing a dupioni corset when it's not fit on a body or snug on the dressform always makes it look kinda crappy.

Since I'm re-doing the website, I don't have it up for retail sale YET, but I will be listing the sample for sale very soon.



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This is the third corset I've made from this fabric...I'm kinda glad to get a break from it, beautiful as it is. It is an unbelievable pain in the arse to match up.



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I made this corset for Alissa Brunelli - so any local folks will get to see her wearing it at Hell City this weekend! Speaking of which, I'll be helping Mike out at his booth (EngineHouse13), so come say hi. I'm gonna have a few handbags and buttons and such for sale myself.

On to the corset! :)



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I've made a very similar corset to this before. This has become quite the popular fabric choice (look for an Abigail Corset made from the same stuff next week).



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