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| Thu 20 Jan 11, 11:36 PM Lupawolf UK(NR), 3 yrs   |
Hello.
I thought I would try and ask for help here, did ask on FL but just got insulted.
I have just started up a company selling corsets, I buy them wholesale and combine them with skirts stocking etc to make a complete outfit.
I do wear corsets myself but I am looking for information on how to fit and size them correctly, information to pass onto people such as how to wear and lace a corset and corset care.
I do not want a company who sells corsets page as I want to print it off and do not want to infringe copyright I am more looking for a book to buy or a online guide which I can print off and distribute.
Or if someone on here can help produce a guide to corsets? Thank you |
| 21 Jan 11, 12:36 AM SubWhisperer UK, 5 yrs |
The best way to go about this is to read what all those other companies have to say, until you understand the product you are selling - and then write your own Any other way is still cut and paste no matter what links could be provided (and there are many) I can't help being concerned that you seem to be selling the things before you actualy know what you're doing - but sometimes we all get ahead of ourselves Research - and fast Otherwise it's a bit like sitting an exam and expecting the answers to be provided for you Google is your friend
Ever wondered who the devil comes to for ideas ? |
| 21 Jan 11, 12:48 PM Lupawolf UK(NR), 3 yrs |
I know the basics, I know which way up they supposed to go, how to lace and unlace and take them off, Its more the fact of fitting them on other people I would like to know about as I am worried about giving advice. |
| 21 Jan 11, 9:24 PM silklover2 7 yrs |
There's lots of information about corsets on the Long Island Staylace Association (LISA) site at: www.staylace.com/ . Silklover2 |
| 21 Jan 11, 10:13 PM tvemma UK(NG), 9 yrs |
hi hun im a regular corset wearer myself i have about 3 dozen corsets in various fabrics including leather i recomend u go on to the long island staylace assosiation site they have a very informative chat room where i got most of my information from about lacing sizing and a lot of other issues including health try it hun just type in lisa.com then go to the chat area and ask what ever u want to know in the main room im sure u will be suprised by the responce u get |
| 22 Jan 11, 12:19 AM SheilaBlyge UK(S), 4 yrs |
The people you buy them from should be able to advise you on correct fitting and care. I'm slightly concerned about where you're getting them from and the quality of product you are receiving... now it's no-one's business where you get them from, but you have to be aware that some of the mass produced cheap products are often pretty crap in terms of corsetry... they make cool 'basques' at best. The important thing if you want to build up and maintain a good name is to market properly what you are selling - high-end or budget or somewhere in between. If they are genuinely good corsets which are consistent, reliable and stand up to tightlacing, then fitting is an important element, as your customers will be expecting top quality corsetting. If on the other hand, they are cheaper basque-like corsets which are just giving a corset like feel to an outfit, then fitting is not so crucial, and could be tackled more like normal dress sizing. Just make sure you know everything about your product, if I were purchasing a corset online I would want to know quantity and type of bones, number and type of layers, the outer fabric, the country of manufacture, and various dimensions, not just waist size. I would also want thick corset laces, I would write off anything with ribbons that claims to be a tightlace corset. As other posters have said, learn and learn quick, and I hope you haven't already invested a lot of cash in something that isn't quite what you think it is... it's just that chinese and other foreign imports are extensively marketed over here now, and some of the deals they offer appear somewhat more tempting than the finished product does in the flesh.
Best of luck with your venture... it is hard to break into an existing market like this but there is always room for more quality vendors. A girl can never have enough corsets! Edited to add: as for giving advice, that is something you will build up with experience. I sold corsets both online and at events for several years, and the sheer variety of shapes and sizes of people gives the experience needed. It is harder selling corsets someone else has made (I sold on behalf of two UK corsetieres) and you have to get used to how each brand fits, what it does to a person's body, what style will suit the various body types, how the various outer fabrics will wear, etc. I'm always astonished at the differences in 'squashiness' of each person... two people the same size can wear totally different corset sizes, because one might have a larger sturdier ribcage and isn't very squashy, and the other for some unknown reason, is made up of tissue that is very squashy indeed! It's bizarre. But the one rule I learned was that there just are no rules.
I don't think you can learn it from a website, I think you have to learn it over time as you start dealing with your customers. Edited 22 Jan 11, 12:26 AM by SheilaBlyge |
