thoughts please...

[robinsnest]

So 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?

Comments

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

It was a gown I made in 1992 but I have used the methods since:

http://www.laracorsets.com/images/Gowns_by_LaraCorsets/1992_Tudor_green_velvet_a.jpg

Please forgive the sloppiness & simplicity, I was only 22 when I made it.