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29 January 2008

My corsetry pictures Since people asked... here some of them are. They were taken by a good friend of mine, Luke Copping, in his studio. The gal in zebra did both of our makeup (and, is his girlfriend).

post by: kellydamnit at: 22:36 | 27 comments

These are the ones of me.

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posted by kellydamnit 29 January | 22:47

Those are awesome pictures, kellydamnit. You look really cool in these, and I love your hair *jealous*

posted by Sil 29 January | 22:57

O and your corset is very pretty too :)

posted by Sil 29 January | 22:58

Very nice indeed. You rock the corset well.

posted by bmarkey 29 January | 22:59

they're beautiful, you look great!

posted by Wilder 29 January | 23:01

Thanks! The one thing that bugged me about them is that the corsets are designed to fit the upper ribs with my arms down. I put them straight up, to get my hair out of the way, and the ribcage stretches, leaving a gap at the top.

Which, I think, is something only a corsetry fanatic or maker would notice.

posted by kellydamnit 29 January | 23:08

Very cool!

posted by Orange Swan 29 January | 23:44

Did you make that? It's gorgeous.

posted by ethylene 30 January | 00:38

Thank you!! I made the other in the flickr link, too.

posted by kellydamnit 30 January | 00:46

Nice work kellydamnit.

posted by arse_hat 30 January | 00:49

Oh my god, you are amazing. (I noticed the gap as a corset wearer but it was immediately apparent that it was because your arms were up, don't sweat it.)

posted by birdie 30 January | 01:19

Oooh. Beautiful!

posted by pieisexactlythree 30 January | 01:45

It would be fun to do a crazy goth black and white photoshoot of you in one of those at the abandoned asylum!

posted by pieisexactlythree 30 January | 01:46

I can only hope to achieve your command over detail in my own craft work. So very, very nice.

posted by Ardiril 30 January | 01:50

Those corsets are stunning. I really love the one that you are wearing, such a nice color & pattern.

posted by dabitch 30 January | 02:02

The corset you are wearing is a gorgeous colour!

posted by gomichild 30 January | 02:52

Oh Kelly, now I wish I were a girl so that I could wear one of your corsets... or a guy who was into that sorta thing;)

(What is that material--Velvet?)

posted by hadjiboy 30 January | 04:22

Wow, beautiful needlework. Great pictures. And you have the most gorgeous porcelaine/alabaster skin.

posted by essexjan 30 January | 04:27

Sweet Habib was that ever nice to wake up to! </male chauvinist ogling>

You should open an internet boutique! Post one of those forms like tux rental places have, where folks can send you their measurements and get a reasonably custom fit. You have a real talent for design, and people would probably pay money for that level of craftsmanship. Or not.

posted by Eideteker 30 January | 07:10

GORGEOUS! Everything. Corset, You. I also envy your hair.

posted by rainbaby 30 January | 08:31

You look amazing! So does the corset. I would totally love to wear your work
if i had the money ::sob::

posted by casarkos 30 January | 09:02

Wow! I'm impressed! Beautiful, Kelly.

posted by taz 30 January | 09:21

Thanks so much, everyone! I love how the one I wore came out. The other... well, to be honest, not so much, in the fit dept. I love the corset, but she wore a padded push up bra when I got her measurements, and I didn't know, so they were all off.

I do plan to start a website, that's why I got these taken. Need a lot more, though.

Mine's made of a poly-silk blend from Hong Kong I got in Toronto (you can tell if it's actually from there, or domestic, since they use 30" bolts in Hong Kong, everyone else uses almost twice that.). Hers is a poly weave fabric, I don't know the name since she brought it to me, with a slight nap (fuzzy), and the trim is PVC.

Oh, and I admit... my skin's not that nice. The magic of wearing ten pounds of makeup and a touch of photoshop. I'm normally almost ruddy. ;)

posted by kellydamnit 30 January | 09:56

Wonderful! I would love to buy from you, and model if you like, too. I have been waiting for a real corset for far too long. Let's talk?

posted by Ambrosia Voyeur 30 January | 12:59

Absolutely gorgeous, kelly. I'm also in the market for such a corset, may I talk too?

posted by goo 30 January | 14:30

For anyone interested, my email's in my profile. :)

posted by kellydamnit 30 January | 14:32

Gorgeous, all the way around :)

posted by deborah 30 January | 15:17

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