thoughts please...
Oct. 11th, 2010 11:11 amSo A is going to the Ren Faire with me on the 17th. She has nothing to wear. So I told her she could wear my green dress from 2008. No problemo right? Well I own one good corset. She said she's going to make a set of stays for herself...well that didn't happen. So now it's a week before the faire and I need plan B. I'm going to assume she's wearing my corset. I think there's zero chance of her finishing hers.
So I've thought of two options and I was hoping for a little feedback on what you all would do.
Option 1:
I have an old effigy corset made in High school when I was first first learning. The fit isn't specatcular, the tabs are funky. But it's functional and I wore it my first couple weekends when i worked at faire before I got my current stays.
Option 2:
I fully bone the bodice of my dress, make it front lacing with a stomacher panel. I had inteded to have it close with hooks and eyes down the front but I could do a pinned over stomacher panel. Perhaps not period for this exact dress but it might work. Just a reminder of the inspiration image

Option 3
Do the old ren faire classic and make it back lacing. A will be there to lace me in...but I so prefer dresses I can get myself into...
So what would you do?
So I've thought of two options and I was hoping for a little feedback on what you all would do.
Option 1:
I have an old effigy corset made in High school when I was first first learning. The fit isn't specatcular, the tabs are funky. But it's functional and I wore it my first couple weekends when i worked at faire before I got my current stays.
Option 2:
I fully bone the bodice of my dress, make it front lacing with a stomacher panel. I had inteded to have it close with hooks and eyes down the front but I could do a pinned over stomacher panel. Perhaps not period for this exact dress but it might work. Just a reminder of the inspiration image

Option 3
Do the old ren faire classic and make it back lacing. A will be there to lace me in...but I so prefer dresses I can get myself into...
So what would you do?