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Pooches Are Period! — The Victorian Belly Curve in Art & Real Life
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Let’s talk bodies, shall we? Specifically, Victorian bellies. Body image is a sensitive topic that can’t be adequately covered in a simple blog post, but the goal of this article is to challenge the myth that Victorian corsetry flattens the stomach while cinching the waist.
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New video series: Examining Our Extant Corsets
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Hello folks, we're excited about this new video series. Nerd out with me about the three extant corsets in our collection. Were turn of the century... -
Introducing our Amazon Influencer shop
Now you can shop Amazon and help Redthreaded out at the same time by shopping through our Influencer Shop.
We've put together a list of important costuming books, tools, materials, and more. If you purchase through our page, we'll receive a tiny affiliate cut. Thanks!
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How to Bend a Corset Busk - With Video
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Did you know that a lot of Victorian corsets were sold with pre-curved busks? Several in our own collection of extant corsets have a dramatic dishe... -
From the Redthreaded Bookshelf: A Signed C.D. Gibson Volume
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Some time ago I was antiquing with my mom in New England when I spied a large book that made my heart beat a little faster. It was flipped open to ... -
Woven Corsets! Visiting the Corset Museum in Heubach, Germany
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One of the highlights of 2018 was my trip to the Structuring Fashion conference in Munich, Germany. An optional side trip to the Miedermuseum in He... -
Book Review: Patterns of Fashion 5
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Patterns of Fashion 5: The Content, Cut, Construction, & Context of Bodies, Stays, Hoops, & Rumps, c. 1595-1795, was released last month by... -
Structuring Fashion Conference in Germany
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Earlier this year, the September Structuring Fashion conference was announced in tandem with the Patterns of Fashion 5 book release. The conference... -
Synthetic Whalebone vs. Steel
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Synthetic whalebone or steel...what's the difference, how to choose, and what the heck even IS "synthetic whalebone" anyway? -
Introducing...1830's stays!
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we have a lot of exciting things coming up! Our first announcement is....we have finished developing our 1830's stays!
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"That Waist!" - Photo Editing at the Turn of the Century
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Out of pure curiosity, I decided to employ some old fashioned retouching techniques to one of my Worth Gown photos. The results are fascinating. -
My visit to the Collection at the DAR
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I'm sitting here going over photos from this past month and wondering how is it nearly May? April was full of work and travel; fast-paced projects ...
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