Redthreaded Blog — Foundations Revealed

Synthetic Whalebone vs. Steel

April 05, 2018 • 18th Century • corsets • Foundations Revealed • Georgian • historical costuming • informational • news • recommendations • research • synthetic whalebone

Synthetic whalebone or steel...what's the difference, how to choose, and what the heck even IS "synthetic whalebone" anyway?

"That Waist!" - Photo Editing at the Turn of the Century

June 13, 2017 • corsets • Edwardian • Foundations Revealed • historical costuming • history • informational • research • s-bends • Victorian • Worth gown

Out of pure curiosity, I decided to employ some old fashioned retouching techniques to one of my Worth Gown photos. The results are fascinating.

Going for the...Gold?

March 12, 2017 • corsets • Dotty Dress • Foundations Revealed • Georgian • modern corsetry • personal projects • replicas

Something happened last week. Something astonishing, and a bit unbelievable. I won both the Foundations Revealed and Your Wardrobe Unlock'd competitions in the Experienced category. This was entirely unexpected. I don't mean that in some humble-brag kind of way. I mean I was completely unprepared and shocked when Cathy Hay made the Foundations Revealed winners' announcement over Facebook live. I may have shouted some undignified things, and spent the rest of the day in a daze going "I can't BELIEVE..." And then there was quite a bit of sangria. I am grateful and a little intimidated to join the ranks...

Le Coq d'Or Corset - Foundations Revealed 2017 Competition Entry

February 25, 2017 • corsets • Foundations Revealed • modern corsetry • personal projects • theatrical costuming

Now that entries are live and the competition is open over at Foundations Revealed, I should get around to posting about my process for this corset! You may have seen some of it on Facebook or Instagram in January. Here are the details...