How I made my book corset

 Hello Dear Reader

Today I am sharing how I made my book corset.

I was inspired by this amazing dress  by Sylvie Facon when I was designing the clothing for Lady Vagabond.

The trick was to create one for myself without sewing...

I had this black corset in my stash which I had purchased a few years ago with the intention of Steampunking!  So I hunted it down and set about removing all the frills (I am not really a frills person) then started painting it with acrylic paints.

I started with a plain base

Divided it up into "books" by using the bones of the corset to guide me and stated putting in the details like the book ribs and shadows followed by stencils to create the imagery like vintage books.

Of course the Supervisor was on hand to check up on my progress (or slow it down... which ever way you look!)

Below you can see the two side panels are finished and I need to add details to the center panel.

It is quite hard to photograph, so I tried it with and without the ribbons  as it does up with hooks and eyes on the side.

Close ups of the front and back sections.

I created a hat to go with the outfit by stenciling on the hat and then glued silk roses and greenery onto it too.

Here you see the full outfit!