Finally locked down the colours for my next project and bought duchess satin in aqua, turquoise and black. I drew the corset pattern from scratch, so it will be interesting to see how everything will turn out…

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Miss Glamourpuss

Penelope full circle skirt in champagne pink satin with snow white ribbon detailing.

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Miss Glamourpuss

Bubbles, darling bubbles! The new year is already off to a wonderful start and I can tell it’s going to be a fabulous one!

The break from sewing has been long enough to let my neck & shoulders recover and now it’s turn to get back to the drawing board. Burlesque Ball is only a month away, so it’s time to start working on my outfit.

I am planning to whip up a Jessica Rabbit-ish shaped corset for this very special occasion. I drew the above pattern based on a 1890′s corset in one of my corsetry books. Now it’s a tad more challenging than my previous corsetry project, but let’s see how I go…

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Miss Glamourpuss

Glamour Advocate ‘Vixen’
a pair of very tightly fitted high waisted short shorts made out black velvet.

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Miss Glamourpuss

Glamour Advocate ‘Brigitte’
a knee-length 50′s style pleated silk skirt with satin ribbon detailing along hemline.

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I thought I’d share a few photos that my lovely friends have uploaded from the party.

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Miss Glamourpuss

Glamour Advocate ‘Princess Candy Floss’ fancy costume

You know the princess every 5 year old little girl wants to be? That was my inspiration. Over the top, tack-o-rama and ridiculously girly – for once I didn’t have to hold back!

‘Sweet Heather’ corset combined with a knee length three-layered princess skirt. A 6 hoop boned crinoline underskirt, a pale pink silk dupioni skirt with handpleated satin ribbon hem and a draped ivory satin overskirt.

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Miss Glamourpuss

My first attempt at a fancy costume is just around the corner! I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun designing something. For once I didn’t have to hold back, but instead go as over the top as I possibly could! Pink silk, satin ribbons, frills, bows – the lot!

Here’s a few preview images… I can’t wait to show you the rest!

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Miss Glamourpuss

Glamour Advocate Design ‘Sweet Heather’
This Tudor style corset is the result of 26 (wo)man hours of raw labour and chipped nails. Featuring 26 bones, satin ribbon detailing and made out of  pale pink silk dupioni.

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Miss Glamourpuss

After two days of intense hands on corsetry classes my corset is finally beginning to take shape. I opted for silk dupioni for material and somehow managed to stuff in 26 bones. The pattern itself is a very simple Tudor style corset, but the boning is hard work. Absolutely love the process though, so I doubt this will be my last.

On that note, just received confirmation that my first corsetry book has shipped.

Here’s a couple of photos of the work in progress:

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Miss Glamourpuss