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Leather Underworld Replica Set

Loving the Shape.....

I recently had the pleasure of fitting Tammy into her custom made underbust corset, and man was I happy with the results - what a great shape this lass has!

Aside from wishing I'd used a thicker satin I really am just grateful it all came together so perfectly.......you see this was actually started in Christchurch right before the earthquake, which meant it had to be put on hold for a number of months while I was relocating. But the most amazing part was moving (unbeknown to either of us at the time) into the same town as my remote customer!! Talk about luck!!

Blame the 'Demi Bust'.....

You may remember my 'Demi Bust' from a previous post,  the 'Demi' part was some what unintentional so I planned to revisit the pattern and begin work on another sample (the pattern is adapted and I have a couple of sizes cut out and ready to build - the plan is underway). Now to the present - I  just took an order based on that particular 'Demi Bust' sample, however it is to be adapted into an underbust. For the benefit of  the client I made a quick underbust line drawing and did a little photoshop adjustment so I could present something of an example of how it might look.

 
Not bad really, plus it will still have the simple boning/construction for comfort and the lovely curvy shape.



Now that also got me thinking about the original sample, like all my corset experiments it has been listed to my ETSY store (which is great because that is how I received this current order).......but it really isn't as wearable as I would like. Long story short I've decided to reshape it into a nice vampy underbust which should improve its fit and look by leaps and bounds. Here's the new shaping I'm going to try:-

UPDATE
I've already done the required shaping and recut the bones to the new size, so it's just the short journey to the finish line for this little revamped beauty :)

Oxblood Leather Accessories

So I've been having pretty hectic times of late, but I'm still trying to fit in a little play time here and there. Once of my latest  play projects is reproducing my Steam Punk Corset Set as seen here on the lovely Lara......

Steampunk Corset Set By Forge Fashion

This time I want to change the tone slightly by using  a beautiful Oxblood coloured leather for the trim and accessories. I have made the belt and 'Octo' collar already, but  I  haven't decide yet what fabric I'll use to compliment this colour scheme. Here is the collar and belt......

Oxblood Leather 'Octo' Collar

Oxblood Leather Steampunk Belt

Ive tried a few fabrics and so far the winning combo seems to be this plaid:-

 Example

Mmmm to be pondered further, more pics to come.

A Special Project....

I know I've been a bit quiet on the blog front of late!! But aside from adjusting to our big move (relocating from Christchurch after the latetest destructive earthquake) I've also had a rather large project  keeping me occupied this last month, particularly the last few weeks. The project which I can't reveal just yet, involved working on x2 character costumes for the gorgeous & talented taxidermy artist, Lisa Black based right here in New Zealand.

I will look forward to posting more about this as it all comes to fruition, in the mean time be sure to check out Lisa's work here:-

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Ruby Ruin & DarkAngel Photography

Ruby Ruin recently did a shoot with DarkAngel Photography aptly named 'SugarSkull' in which she is wearing a custom made corset by Forge Fashion!!

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Petite Alternative - April 2011

 Khrist Le'Model is featured in this months Petite Alternative Magazine wearing Forge Fashion!!

I will post the pics from this shoot in due course. ;)