Sigh. I am loving the clothes (esp that black and blue corset) although they are having the unintended side effect of making me feel like a shapeless lump of flesh. I'm afraid that even my new, post-baby bosom is just not enough to ever justify a corset.

I should look up Lip Service clothes since I like em on her.

They're cool, but I'm impressed she has so much after so long, because I was never hugely impressed with their staying power. Which is to say, I don't know where to get them around here, but the one decent shopping nabe in Metro Detroit had 'em in their alterna-goth-punk half block and I found myself hovering a fair bit. That's like one of the few things I miss about Michigan--easy to find the nifty clothes--because there aren't that many choices.

I'm not sure how the 32.5 inch bust woman is the same as the one for the corset above.

I know! I saw that and at first thought "hey! I could fit it!" then I noticed the 23 in waist. Um yeah. I've NEVER had a 23 in waist.

I'm afraid that even my new, post-baby bosom is just not enough to ever justify a corset.

Corsets are pretty insistent, shape-wise. Shapeless isn't a problem, I'm not thinking.

I said you would be pleased with his manners, and referred them to Gothic Charm School.

Awww, thank you!

I should look up Lip Service clothes since I like em on her.

They're cool, but I'm impressed she has so much after so long, because I was never hugely impressed with their staying power.

Some Lip Service stuff is really well-made and lasts forever. Some of it ... doesn't. Their vinyl stuff usually holds up pretty well, and the same with their cotton-twill items. Their "brocade" is kinda hit-or-miss.

Which is to say, I don't know where to get them around here

ita, if you're willing to shop for Lip Service online, I highly recommend Redemption Klothing. Every time I've wanted a Lip Service item, they've been able to get it for me.

This season, ita. That was the ... gimmick, for lack of a better word?

I don't even know why I know this. I've watched the show, like, three times. CMM kind of fascinates me in that car wreck way, though.

Corsets are pretty insistent, shape-wise.

Most of the ones I've tried on insisted that I needed more boobs.

That's not entirely true. I've tried on some that fit, but they also flattened what little I had so the look was a bit Elizabethan. I'm sure if I bought a good, well made corset it would fit me perfectly. I mean, isn't a good one made to a person's measurements? So that'd work, but I don't have the lifestyle to justify the expenditure on that one.

I do like some of the items on the Lip Service website. A lot actually.

Have you been to the corset store on Pico near the 405?

Have you been to the corset store on Pico near the 405?

No, but if you could see my eyes, you'd see I look very interested. (Oh dear, DH would have a wee fit if he knew I was talking corsets.) But that sounds oh so very nearby. And here's me with oh so much time on my hands since it's summer.

I've been in twice, and I have two corsets. The math isn't complicated. If you need a hand to hold, just holler...