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Restoring a Victorian Lace Blouse
Restoring a Victorian Lace Blouse In my previous blog post, Victoriana – Corsetry using antique Victorian Lace, I wrote about the epic house sale of Vervia Todd that I was involved in a couple of years ago. Amongst the treasures I purchased was a delicate silk lace blouse which had once been worn by Vervia’s […]
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Victoriana – Corsetry using antique Victorian Lace
Victoriana – Corsetry using antique Victorian Lace In November 2013, I was involved in an epic house sale, of an amazing lady, Vervia Todd, who had lived all her life in her large, middle class family home in the historic town of Chester-Le-Street, near Durham, where her mother and grandmother had also grown up, and […]
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Making Sparks – The life of a Corsetier
I’ve spent this afternoon cutting the flat and spiral steels ready for the commissions I’m currently working on. The spiral steels need capping and the flat steels need the attentions of this bench grinder to smooth the ends into curves and ensure there are no rough edges. Once this is done they’ll need each end […]
Read moreNew site for 2017
With our new product range and the interest for Powdered & Waisted ever-increasing, it is my pleasure to unveil the all-new website for 2017. Take a browse through the pages and please, if you find any mistakes, do let us know. Remember, we’d be happy to help with any enquiries for custom corsets or bespoke […]
Read moreBest Dressed – USA
My client was awarded Overall Best Dressed Lady at the Oklahoma Derby, USA on 27th September 2015. She wore her Powdered and Waisted corset and bolero created to match her bustle skirt as well as to be worn as stand alone pieces with a more contemporary outfit.
Read moreMini collection shown – Manchester
My new mini collection of corsets and matching skirts featured on the catwalk of the ReThink fashion event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester as part of the Recycle for Greater Manchester campaign. www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com/fashion
Read morePrivate Exhibition – Hertfordshire
My current collection is displayed in a private mansion in Hertfordshire as part of a spectacular costume and photography exhibition celebrating the Venice Carnival by photographer Marisa D’Allesandro. www.marisadalessandro.com
Read morePowdered & Waisted Launches
My first collection was inspired by my love of snowboarding and the landscape, snow and glacial ice of the mountains, and as snow is often referred to as ‘powder’ in snowboarding terms and corsets being all about emphasising the waist, the title ‘Powdered and Waisted’ was thus born! My current collection of corsets was displayed […]
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Catwalk Show with Lucy Sugden-Smith
Some words here about the catwalk show, when it was and what it was for
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