Dress Diary: Post Edwardian evening gown - That Corset!

In the "a little knowledge might not be a good thing" category:

I just got a look at the pattern directions for Laughing Moon's corsets pattern.

Ho-boy, does that one have a lot of interesting information.

The LM pattern recommends finishing the front and back openings before doing the actual fittings. This means installing the busk and the grommets, lacing it up, and then doing the actual shaping of the panels. The mockup seems to be valuable only to determine the height of the corset and possibly ensuring that the width is correct.

Radical. Makes absolutely perfect sense. When you're making a Gothic fitted dress, you put the eyelets in the front, lace it up, and then do the final fitting.

And now I'm thinking that I need a redux on the 1910 corset. And a trip to Colorado Fabrics with the almost-finished corset to buy boning.