I got my corset for $5 at a resale shop but I have a feeling off-the-rack Fredericks of Hollywood does not approach the kind of quality you gals are talking about.
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
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Laga - Jun 04, 2008 12:14:27 pm PDT #1915 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
meara - Jun 04, 2008 12:30:41 pm PDT #1916 of 10001
but I have a feeling off-the-rack Fredericks of Hollywood does not approach the kind of quality you gals are talking about
Nah, though I have one of that sort too, which is very pretty. we're generally talking about the sort with metal in it, which is strong enough to really hold you in and change your shape, which means that the fabric used does NOT have lycra in it (which would defeat the point). Unlike those "bustiers" or "corsets" you often see. These are more old school.
amych - Jun 04, 2008 12:50:05 pm PDT #1917 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
These are more old school.
And awesome. But yeah, definitely not stretchy.
Toddson - Jun 04, 2008 12:51:50 pm PDT #1918 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've read comments that the Fredericks "corsets" aren't really up to much in the way of, um, containment.
The dress I have with a corset top has a zipper down the front, which means I can get myself out of it easily (although I require help getting laced into it).
Vortex - Jun 04, 2008 12:56:18 pm PDT #1919 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The dress I have with a corset top has a zipper down the front, which means I can get myself out of it easily (although I require help getting laced into it).
well, isn't easy getting out the important part?
omnis_audis - Jun 04, 2008 12:56:18 pm PDT #1920 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
skim skim skim as I announce BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE news.
It appears my current benefits at soon to be old job end Aug 31st. Early predictions put health benefits at new job starting Sept 1st. THAT MEANS NO COBRA PAYMENTS! Yipee!!!
bounce Bounce BOUNCE BOUNCE!
WindSparrow - Jun 04, 2008 1:01:36 pm PDT #1921 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Bouncy bouncy!
Vortex - Jun 04, 2008 1:04:55 pm PDT #1922 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
omnis, I'd sign up anyway. If your benefits at the new place have a hitch, you don't want to be caught without coverage. You can always cancel the COBRA.
megan walker - Jun 04, 2008 1:13:58 pm PDT #1923 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
omnis, I'd sign up anyway. If your benefits at the new place have a hitch, you don't want to be caught without coverage. You can always cancel the COBRA.
Yeah, but doesn't have a certain amount of time to sign up after benefits end? So, if there was a problem, he could retroactively choose it?
brenda m - Jun 04, 2008 1:15:15 pm PDT #1924 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You can sign up for the COBRA something like 58 days in arrears, though (i.e., until October 20-something in o_a's case) and have it take effect retroactively. So as long as you double and triple check the effective dates to make sure you don't drop a ball, you probably don't need to.