I love the artist Alfons Mucha, and I wanted to create a corset that would bring to life the magical atmosphere of his work. I also knew that in the beginning of the 20th century, Japan was very fashionable. So I decided to blend these influences in my corset. It is made after the pattern of the 1908 transitional corset. I made some changes to the pattern to make it an overbust. It has three layers: the outer layer in two contrasting cotton fabrics, a layer in cotton coutil and a separate lining layer in satin silk/cotton. There are 12 flat steels and 14 spiral bones, held within boning casings (twill tape). I sewed an antique golden lace along the top edge by hand. It was the first time I worked with real corset coutil, and it was great! The corset is comfortable and it gives me the figure I wanted. I also created the headdress and the necklace.

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