I've made a couple of overbusts recently but never got around to posting pics of them.

The first one was for a hairdresser friend of mine who was entering a competition for an avant-garde hairstyle.  She had to submit one photograph of her model wearing the wig she'd created, so she wanted a pretty fabulous outfit for her.  I haven't seen the photos yet but I'll post them when I get them!

This one was a bit of an experiment for me as I normally create shaped cups.  Rachel wanted her model to have lots of lovely cleavage though, so I drafted straight bust lines and just used sprung steel rather than spiral.  It's quite long over the hips with a nice wavy line.  There are little suspender tabs inside (3 on each side) for suspenders to hook into also.

It is made from black delustered satin, is bound in the same and has black size 00 grommets.

This corset will have more life after its photoshoot as Rachel selected a model with a similar size to herself so that she could run away with it afterwards.





The second one was for a client who didn't have much of an idea of what she wanted when she came in, but together we worked out a design that she is very happy with!  She wanted it to be mainly black but also have a feature colour of blue.   It fits much better on a real body than on my mannequin!  My client is planning on loosing a bit of weight so I designed it with a 10cm gap at the back so it can be closed down further.  She has two different removable modesty panels depending on how tight she is able to lace it.

This is a more traditional overbust shape for me, having shaped cups and a medium sweetheart neckline.

It is made from black silk dupion except the 2nd panels which are blue dupion and have a lace overlay. The binding and modesty panel are black dupion also. Lattice weave trim has been stitched to the top binding and a thin blue ribbon woven through.  It's left loose at the ends so that my client can reweave it or swap it out for different colours in the future. Thick blue dupion piping is stitched into the bottom binding and snaps have been attached for the removable black lace trim. It has black size 00 grommets and standard corset lacing.

The piping along the bottom came out a lot thicker than I had intended, but in the end it worked out well as at its original height it would have been masked by the lace trim.

I finally took some pictures of one of the samples I finished at the end of last year. This is a black dupion underbust made for about a size 8. It was used in a photoshoot for the portfolio of a young hairdresser. If you would like to buy it, please email me at info AT volancia DOT com.

If you would like more details, including construction information, please visit my website at www.volancia.com and click on 'Ready-Made' in the content bar.

Black Dupion Underbust - Sample - $140

Fully closed at the back, this corset measures as follows:

Front Length - 26cm (10.25")
Underbust - 65cm (25.5")
Waist - 54cm (21.25")
Hip - 75cm (29.5")

This corset has been designed to have a 5cm (2") gap at the back. Unfortunately it's a little too small for my dummy so it looks a bit funny.

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I am selling off a bunch of sample corsets that I've made recently. I am boycotting ebay for being evil bastards, so if you would like to buy something, please email me at info AT volancia DOT com. First in first served!

I'm just going to post some small pictures and the basics of the corsets here. If you would like more details, including construction information, please visit my website at www.volancia.com and click on 'Ready-Made' in the content bar.

Blue Dupion Underbust - Sample - $160

Fully closed at the back, this corset measures as follows:

Front Length - 29cm (11.5")
Underbust - 71cm (28")
Waist - 60cm (23.5")
Hip - 85cm (33.5")

This corset has been designed to have a 5cm (2") gap at the back.

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Black Floral Jacquard Underbust - Sample - $160

Fully closed at the back, this corset measures as follows:

Front Length - 29cm (11.5")
Underbust - 72cm (28.25")
Waist - 61cm (24")
Hip - 83cm (32.75")

This corset has been designed to have a 5cm (2") gap at the back.

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Chocolate and Pink Underbust With Pink Piping - Sample - $150

Fully closed at the back, this corset measures as follows:

Front Length - 26cm (10.25")
Underbust - 72cm (28.25")
Waist - 61cm (24")
Hip - 81cm (32")

This corset has been designed to have a 5cm (2") gap at the back.
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Also, I have reduced the price on the below sample overbust to $180. For more information, please see my website.

Fully closed at the back, this corset measures as follows:

Front Length - 32.5cm (12.75")
Bust - 89cm (35")
Waist - 60cm (23.5")
Hip - 82cm (32.25")

This corset has been designed to have a 5cm (2") gap at the back.

While in New Zealand I got some great shots of some sample corsets and a some from my own collection. All photography is by the fabulous RSJS and I was lucky enough to secure the modelling talents of a gorgeous friend of mine, Miss Bunny Brixton.

I have lots of pictures, so I'll only post a couple of each here under the cut (beware, they're kinda large).  If you want to take a look at more (or some smaller ones) please visit my website and click on either 'What's New' or 'Underbust' in the content bar.

Three of the five corsets are for sale (blue dupion, black jacquard, chocolate/pink satin).  I'll make another post after this with details of these corsets.

The blue corset and black corset are standard designs that I've developed to make it easier for clients to select a style.  When I have some time I plan to make these available for semi-custom ordering where I only take the underbust, waist and hip measurements and make a corset from these, without a mockup.  I have quite a bit on my plate at the moment though and am trying to find time to get retail stock made, so this may be a few months away.

I have completed yet another revamp of my first standard style - the straight top, pointy bottom Victorian underbust.

I'm finally pretty happy with this one and think it gives a great shape. 


More are located in the Gallery on my website (www.volancia.com). 

I am ramping-up to be able to do semi-custom orders of some basic styles, including this one.  Chris' new server will be getting sorted out over the next couple of weeks which will mean I can easily integrate online shopping into my website. 

I want to have several standard underbust styles that are available in semi-custom sizing (underbust, waist and hip measurements only, and up to to 4" reduction).  They would be ordered from in-stock fabric only, but would be made exactly the same quality as my other fully-custom corsets.  I'm considering having a cheaper option whereby the corset only has single-boned seams and no under-busk.  The corset above was made this way and it was quicker and easier to do and also gives clients the ability to save a little money.

Two days ago I went on a lacing mission to one of my wholesalers where I bought a 250m roll of corset lacing.  Hoorah!  I shall never run out now.  I also found out that Birch sell strong double-satin ribbon in many, many colours on a 20m roll.  Apparently this English stuff is much better than the Chinese, so I'm going to buy a roll and try it out for corset lacing.  This will make lacing options much easier for me and my clients.  It also means I can just buy the colour that I need at the time, instead of trying to anticipate my needs.

Hopefully tomorrow I will be picking up a new tin of plasti-dip too.  This has been a very productive week so far!

I recently completed the following corset for a client. 

When she said she wanted something in silver I was super excited because I have been just waiting for a good enough excuse to cut into a beautiful silver dupion I've had for a couple of years now.

The corset is bound in black dupion and has thin black lattice trim stitched down the seam between the 1st/2nd panels.  It gives her a lovely shape and the dupion has such a great sheen to it.