[.altered tyme corsets.] - This designer, formerly Morrigan Nemain, does great work at an affordable price. She has some interesting fabrics that I hadn't seen before. She can sometimes be found on Ebay, thats how I first had the pleasure of discovering her, but now she's got her own site. She is located in Jacksonville, Alabama. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $150. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.art of vanity.] - This new designer is not solely a corset designer, I believe he's mainly a clothes designer, but he does beautiful work with corsetry. His designs are pieces of art. They seem to be of tightlacing quality, but are most definitely geared towards fashion wear. I believe he is located in Belgium. Pricing is not available on the site, but he can be contacted via email.
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[.azrael's accomplice designs.] - This designer does not specialize in corsets. She has an entire range of clothing designs. I like her bowback Victorian corset. She is located in Houston, TX. Overall decent prices, though I have had trouble with emailing them in the past. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $150.
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[.baku corsetry.] - Although this designer has been working with corsets for some time now, her foray into the world of online marketing is fairly new. The site is clean and easy to navigate, although not alltogether finished. There are several clear shots of each corset style from different angles which is great. She is located in the mainland UK. An underbust black satin victorian goes for £160 or roughly $240.
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[.bizarre designs.] - This designer's creations can also be purchased through Hedonia Gallery, at a higher price though. He is working on a more detailed site, which is still under construction. It is viewable here. He has a good reputation for high quality corsets. He has many very nice corset dress outfits and styles I haven't seen elsewhere. He works in fabrics and leather. He is located in Amsterdam Holland in the Netherlands. An underbust black satin victorian goes for €305.00 which roughly converts to $280.00.
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[.br creations.] - This designer is very well known for her high quality work. Unfortunately, she will be retiring soon. Ruth used to have a site where she sold her corsets directly, but thats gone now. When she sells her corsets directly they are highly affordable. When they are sold through Romantasy (as is the only way to get them now), they are expensive. She only makes underbust hourglass corsets. This degree of specialization leads to high quality work. She provides many options of embellishments and I love her busk covers. She is located in Mountain View, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $365 through Romantasy.
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[.brute force leather.] - This designer also goes by the names fallen angel fashions, renaissance fashions, and corsetshop. Valerie Dishong, a nice person and highly talented belly dancer, is also an extremely skilled corsetier. She also makes neck corsets, corset dresses, and bras. Customer service is great and they have a new user friendly site. Unless things have changed since I ordered from them, phoning is still the fastest way to get your order in. They are in Harrisburg, PA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $229.
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[.corsetdesign.] - This designer creates corsets and fetishwear mainly in leather. She offers both under and overbust styles and is also willing to do custom styles. Their description states that they make corsets in leather and other materials, but all of the pictures on their website feature leather corsets, so I would assume thats their speciality. They are located in Europe, though I'm not sure exactly where.
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[.corset maker.] - This designer creates beautiful corsets. She offers a wide array of fabrics and styles.Trashy Diva, corset connection, and Real corsets also carry her corsets, at a higher price. She also makes clothing, corset dresses, and neck/arm corsets. My favorite corset of hers was the midnight butterfly, but now I'm torn between it and her Edwardian overbust with attached bustle. Located in Sacramento, CA,offering an underbust black satin victorian for $250.
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[.corsetshop.] - This designer also goes by the names fallen angel fashions, renaissance fashions, and brute force leather. Valerie Dishong, a nice person and talented belly dancer, is also a skilled corsetier. She also makes neck corsets, corset dresses, and bras. Customer service is great and they have a new user friendly site. Unless things have changed since I ordered from them, phoning is still the fastest way to get your order in. They are located in Harrisburg, PA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $229.
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[.crimson gypsy.] - This designer caters mainly to the renaissance enthusiast. She offers many corset and bodices. My favorite is the diva bodice deluxe. While it may not be an all out corset, it could easily be worn as part of a ren fair outfit, with a nice shirt underneath to a classy affair, or with a pair of jeans as part of a funky outfit. They are located in Port Ewen, NY. Underbust styles aren't currently available.
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[.c & s constructions.] - This designer is known for quality. You may purchase a corset from them through the above site or through the Long Island Staylace's site (L.I.S.A.). They do fittings for all customers, but only do supervised corset training for women. They do have a wide variety of styles, fabrics, and designs as shown in their galleries. They are located in Wiltshire, UK. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $300 through the Staylace site.
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[.dark garden.] - This designer is also well known. They can be found at the above site or at darkgarden.com. Their corsets have been used in movies and photos. Fetish model/retro pin-up queen Dita Von Teese is often seen modeling a Dark Garden creation. My favorite style is from their business wear collection, the pointed victorian with straps in pinstripe fabric. They also offer ready to wear and custom clothing to go with your corset, corset dresses, and a nifty lock guard complete with a set of mini padlocks to wear over a corset. They are located in San Francisco, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $410.
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[.delicious.] - I have not heard much about these designers, but their work speaks for itself. Beautiful enough to be gracing the cover of any magazine, their innovations and attention to details make these designers stand out. They offer options in fabric detailing for corsets that I've never seen. Their range of textile design spans from dragonflies, flames, and swirls to asymmetrical corset designs and harlequin patterns. They also offers unique styles such as the insect collection. Even if you're not looking to buy a corset, this site is worth a look for its beautiful photos. They are located in Philadelphia, PA. They are currently working on the site
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[.dragontown.] - This corsetiere, like Amy of Wasp Creations, specializes in one type of corset. She does overbust Victorian and Edwardian styles. Though this is limiting if you are looking for a different style of corset, I'm a firm believer that repetition breeds perfection. This designer is very good at the corsets she offers. What she lacks in corset styles, she more than makes up for in fabric selections. She has made corsets in everyhting from skull and roses prints to pirate prints to french toile to plaid or even Dr. Seuss prints. She is also open to the customer providing their own fabric. She is located in Pocono Mountains, PA.
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[.elizabeth's secret.] - This designer creates corsets mainly as an accent to her line of historical garb. They are steel boned, custom made and appear to be fairly strong. There isn't a great variety of corset styles available. She also offers goodies like chemises and bloomers. She is located in McGraw, NY. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $150.
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[.fallen angel fashions.] - This designer also goes by the names brute force leather, renaissance fashions, and corsetshop. Valerie Dishong, a cool person and talented belly dancer, is also a skilled corsetier. She also makes custom made neck corsets, corset dresses, and bras. Customer service is great and they have a new user friendly site. Unless things have changed since I ordered from them, phoning is still the fastest way to get your order in. They are located in Harrisburg, PA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $229.
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[.fetish-n-leather.] - This company makes custom fetish wear which includes corsets. Their corsets are custom made. All of their styles with the exception of one are done only in leather. leather corsets are very pretty and durable, but are not recommended for tightlacing. They are located in Chula Vista, CA. An underbust leather corset goes for $339.
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[.gallery serpentine.] - This designer offers a wide array of clothing in addition to corsets. They are well constructed highly affordable fashion custom made corsets. She offers a wide array of styles. There are plenty of victorian inspired styles to be found here. Customer service is great and email communication is fast. They are located in Sydney, Australia. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $185 Aussie dollars which roughly converts to $97 US dollars. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.green bee.] - This designer offers clothing in addition to corsets. They are of a wide variety of styles, all custom made. She states that her corsets are "comfortable for long periods of wear." She is located in the United Kingdom. An underbust black satin victorian goes for £50.00 which roughly converts to $83 US dollars.
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[.hedonia.] - This is a newish designer. The pictures on her site could be better. I think she needs to invest in either a wider array of stands to pose the corsets on or get models. My favorite corset that Karen offers is the knee length victorian leather corset dress. Once you convert the price to US dollars its actually quite affordable. They are located in Melbourne, Australia. Her product can also be purchased through Real Corsets. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $275 Aussie dollars which converts to about $140 US dollars.
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[.isabella costumier.] - This designer creates beautiful corsets. She offers a wide array of fabrics and styles.Trashy Diva, corset connection, and Real corsets also carry her corsets, at a higher price. She also makes clothing, corset dresses, and neck/arm corsets. My favorite was the midnight butterfly, but now I'm torn between it and her Edwardian overbust with attached bustle. Located in Sacramento, CA,offering an underbust black satin victorian for $250. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.j c creations.] - This designer is well known for their quality as well as all the nifty extras they offer on their site. They have an image gallery, offer a corset newsletter, and have corset related art and goodies for sale. An interesting site to view. They are located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. An underbust black satin goes for about €292.00 which is about $268 US dollars.
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[.j design.] - This designer is most well known for his pvc and latex work. His multi-colored flame corsets are impressive to say the least. The photography on the site is impressive in itself and worth a look. The site is flashy and a bit difficult to navigate, but it has great eye candy. Their product can also be purchased through Real Corsets. They also have a nifty section on their site entitled Art and Corsets where you can buy corset related art. They are located in London, England. An underbust black satin victorian goes for about $215.
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[.jurnecka creations.] - This designer has a good reputation and makes detailed fashion/fantasy corsets. Sheri's corsets are also available through Romantasy for a bit steeper price. She also creates outfits, hats, and shoes custom made. I love her shoe designs. She is located in San Francisco, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $270.
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[.kindred spirits.] - This designer creates beautiful showy corset designs. They are geared towards fashion, costume, re-enactments, or weddings. There are many nice accessories and outfits involving corsets on this site. They specialize in "couture garments." She is located in Forest Fields, Nottingham, UK. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $200 British pounds or roughly $285.
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[.lace embrace atelier.] - These corsets are quite gorgeous. Totally based in historical study, they provide an interesting look side by side at each of their corsets along with the historical corset style that inspired it. Even if you're not looking to buy a corset, this site is worth a look for the info. I've heard great things about the corset quality and historical reproduction accuracy. They seem to be of tight lacing quality, though with all the beautiful embellishments that she offers such as embroidery floss stitching and lacing and piping I would think of the corsets more so for fashion and costuming wear. My fave of theirs is a tie between the Isadora ribbon corset or the striped Mona pictured at left. She is located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $328. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.lady mauve's closet.] - This designer is fairly new, though her designs seem to be of high quality. The pics on the site are more artsy and its hard to see the quality of the corsets in some. She also designs clothing. Her work can also be found on Ebay. She is located in St. Louis, MO. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $150.
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[.lynoure.] - This corset and costume maker seems mainly geared towards historical corsets, though she is open to fantasy designs. She is looking to test the feasibility of her designs for tightlacing and is offering a discount to the tightlacer who would like to test her product. She is located in Helsinki, Finland.
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[.meschantes.] - This designer has come a long way in a short time period. They have very reasonable prices. They are meticulous in the measurements they ask from their customers, which contributes to the great fit of their product. They offer an extensive stock of fabrics to choose from, but also will work with fabric you provide. They have a nice range of styles available on their site, but are also open to creating custom/original styles. They also create neck corsets, skirts, etc. My favorite corset is the gothess style. They have excellent customer service. I believe their corsets were used in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, still checking on that. I can't rave enough about this corset maker. They are located in Las Vegas, NV. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $175. They can sometimes be found on Ebay. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.mieder, korsett, corset, hufthalter.] - This is a German corset maker and their site is completely in German, so its difficult for me to comment on their site as there is alot I can't understand. They offer a nice range of styles and are worth a look. They also produce ready made corsets. They are located in Hamburg, Germany. An underbust black satin victorian goes for €125.00 which roughly converts to about $123.00.
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[.milk made.] - This site has a cool retro pin-up glamour feel to it. They offer a decent array of styles and some nice fabrics as well as the option of embroidery on your corset. They eliminate what they dub "excess boning," though. They are located in Los Angeles, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $185.
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[.modevertrieb.] - This german designer has a limited range of fabrics and styles. They do have decent prices once you convert them to US currency. The prices listed on the site are solely for ready made corsets though. They are located in Hamburg, Germany. An underbust ready made black satin victorian goes for $225 Deutsch Marks which roughly converts to $101. This is without shipping and handling.
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[.night shade corsets.] - This designer is fairly new to the web though they've been in the business since '96. They offer a nice selection of styles and fabrics as well as clothing and custom outfits. They are located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $150.
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[.one wilde knight.] - This designer specializes in costume and re-enactment type of outfits. They have some very attractive outfits as well as custom stuff thats worth a lookie see. They are located in Seattle, WA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $325.
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[.pandora's fun box.] - This designer has been around for over 20 yrs. Her range of styles and fabrics is average, however she's open to custom styles in just about any fabric one could imagine. She also designs, accessories, gowns, and bikinis. She can sometimes be found on Ebay. I believe she's located in Tustin, CA. Her prices aren't listed on her site. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.paul c leather.] - This designer has been around for some time and is widely recommended for his leatherwork. He's in the process of getting a new site up, so it is a bit difficult to check out his product. His corsets are also available through Romantasy. He only works in leather. He also designs various fetish accessories. He is located in Chicago, IL.
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[.puimond.] - This designer has been going for awhile now. He offers the usual styles. The one corset he offers which I haven't seen in many other places is the "1890 underbust" style. It has a spoon busk in it, which nowadays is a real rarity. He has a decent array of fabrics to choose from. His assortment of Chinese silk brocades is impressive. He is located in Los Angeles, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $250. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.rawhide corsets.] - This was a pleasant surprise to find. The pictures on this site are clear and the detail is easy to see, plus they use models of all shapes and sizes, and the pictures look good. The pictures highlight leather, latex, and such non tightlacing materials, which makes me think that they cater more towards fashion wear. They are located in Preston, England. An underbust black satin victorian goes for £140, which comes out to about $218.00, depending on the exchange rate.
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[.real corsets.] - This is not so much a designer as a group of corset enthusiasts who've created a site where several designer's works are offered. Its a concept similar to Romantasy. Isabella Costumiere, Hedonia Corsets, and JDesigns are just several of the designers offered through real corsets. They also offer corset accessories and knowledgeable advice as well as good customer service and timely email communication. Quality and price vary by designer. They are located in Washington, DC.
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[.renaissance fashions.] - This designer also goes by the names brute force leather, fallen angel fashions, and corsetshop. Valerie Dishong, a cool person and talented belly dancer, is also a skilled corsetier. She also makes custom made neck corsets, corset dresses, and bras. Customer service is great and they have a new user friendly site. Unless things have changed since I ordered from them, phoning is still the fastest way to get your order in. They are located in Harrisburg, PA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $229.
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[.ritual designs.] - These designers have some unique corset styles up on their site and the corsets look to be top quality. They offer some designs I hadn't seen elsewhere. My fave is the high back corset. Very cute. They also sell corset accessories, such as my fave, the shrug. They are located in Montreal, Canada. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $170.
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[.roisgarden.] - This designer has a decent range of corset styles available and she has some works in progress. The pics on her site are clean and easy to see corset quality. She is willing to design in customer provided fabric. Her corsets are "not intended for waist training." My fave is her black Roxy corset with little lace thingies at the chest. cute. An underbust black satin goes for $180. I'm not sure where she's located.
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[.romantasy.] - This isn't a single designer either, its a joining of custom corset makers purveyors owned by corset enthusiast and former attorney Ann Grogan. It's not only a place to order quality custom corsets, but also a great source of info. Jurnecka Creations, BR Creations, and Paul C Leather are some of the designers available through them. Corset accessories, diets, advice, and newsletter are also available. Quality and price vary by designer. They are located in San Francisco, CA.
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[.round two corsets.] - This designer creates corsets mainly for historical re-enactments and rennaisance faires. The styles available are limited, but they are correct for the time periods. I gotta say, I love the picadils. They do not sell victorian models and the only underbust styles they offer are waist cinchers. They are located in Estes Park, CO.
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[.starkers.] - This designer has focused in more on her corset designs. They offer a nice range of styles and options as well as fabrics. I have heard great things about their customer service and know that they are timely in their email responses. Custom made clothing and hats are also available. She is located in Toronto, Ontario. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $215.
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[.suzanne corsets.] - This designer specializes in custom made bras, but also has offers custom corsets. She only has one style, an underbust. What they lack in corset styles, they make up for in the range of printed velvets. She is located in Appomattox, VA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $200.
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[.suzi clark, costumiere.] - This designer does not specialize in corsets, rather in historical and event clothing in general. Her gallery is full of gorgeous examples of her gowns and other works. Her corsets are created for costuming, re enactment, and or fashion, not tightlacing. She is located in London. An underbust black satin victorian starts at £250 or about $380.
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[.taissa lada designs.] - This designer does more clothes than corsets. Her work has been in Gothic Beauty magazine. I believe she's is located in Chicago, IL. An underbust victorian goes for $150.
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[.the fitting room.] - This designer has an average range of available styles. She's open to using a range of fabrics, leather, etc. She also offers corset laces, and corset making materials, most notably a spoon busk. She is located in Seattle, WA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $275.
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[.the lilly guild.] - I once heard good things about this designer, though I haven't heard anything lately, and I'm not entirely sure that she's still in business. There are many broken links on her site which makes me suspect even more that she may no longer be in business. She is located in Lawrenceville, GA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $350.
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[.the other woman.] - This designer has a good bit of costuming experience. She offers a decent range of styles and has a limited but beautiful selection of fabrics. She offers nice clothing made to be worn over, under, or with a corset for daily wear. This site is definitely worth a look at if only for these outfits. She is located in New York, NY. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $340.
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[.the tap dancing lizard.] - I haven't heard much about this designer lately and I'm not sure that she's still in business. She offers two styles of corsets; victorian overbust and underbust. I like her practice of adding rosebuds to the corset for decoration. Cute. She is located in Stow, OH. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $325.
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[.underground aristocracy.] - This designer sells a variety of items including corsets though his site isn't fully finished. He have a nice selection of styles that are photographed in an easy to see manner. The thing I like best about their set-up is that you can see both the front and back of the corset you order. I can't tell whether or not their tightlacing quality, and since they are new I haven't heard anything about them, but they are definitely nice for fashion wear. They are located in New York, NY. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $170.
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[.versatile fashions.] - This designer has a large selection of beautiful corset styles, customizations, and fabric options. They have creative presentations of costumes and outfits. They have friendly and timely email communication and customer service. Their prices are a bit steep, but they have plenty of sales, and thats when I would buy. They are located in Orange, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $259.
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[.victorian gothic couture.] - This designer doesn't have a large range of corset styles or fabrics, but she does have nice ones. Her prices are fairly reasonable when you take into consideration that shipping is included and currency conversion. She does some work with appliques. I would assume that she's open to doing various shapes. She also offers clothing. She is located in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $255
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[.vicious venus.] - This designer creates a nice variety of stylish fashion and costume corsets "with the goal of creating each piece to withstand the test of time both physically and visually." They have a nice variety of corset outfits and many in PVC. The thing I find most interesting on this site is their audrey corset jewels. Jewelry for your corset, how cool is that? They are located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They don't have any examples of underbust corsets listed on their site, but an overbust fabric Victorian style corset goes for $500
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[.vintage elegance.] - This designer's site is hard to navigate and incomplete, but her product seems to be of strong quality. Her fabric availability is limited. There aren't many pictures up (yet?) Her corset styles are divided up by time periods, which is interesting for those who are into the historical. She is located in Alameda, CA. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $250.
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[.wasp creations.] - This designer has a good reputation for quality and strength. Her email communication is somewhat slow and her corsets take a bit longer than average to be completed though. She offers limited styles, but she does have a nice selection of fabrics, along with good info on her site. She's also got a studio cam thats cool to peek in on and see her work. My favorite corset is the summer corset. She is located in Kansas City, MO. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $275. Click here to read other people's opinions.
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[.xcentricities.] - This designer is fairly new, but she's gotten together a nice well presented, organized site. I like that most of her models aren't the usual size 7/8 stereotype and that she includes the model's dress size. They offer a nice selection of corsets and fabrics as well as corset accessories. My favorite corset is the tailcoat corset. They are not the only corset maker who offers it, I've seen it elsewhere, I just can't say enough, how much I like the style. They are located in Albuquerque, NM. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $310. A cool thing to check out if you're in their area is that they offer "corset parties."
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[.yosa's silks and velvets.] - This designer has been around for a good bit. She's mostly known for her gowns, outfits, and kimonos, but she's got a good range of available corset styles. When I first heard about her several years ago, it wasn't the best reviews, but recently I've heard rave reviews. The corset outfits on her site paired with kimonos are definitely worth a lookie see. She's located in Lawrence, KS. An underbust black satin victorian goes for $195.
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