What I Learned By Sewing and Wearing An 1890’s Working Woman’s Corset

I’m just going to say it, I really like the way I look in a corset.

Left: Victorian corset ad (source) // Right: Victorian corset (source)

A confluence of things six months ago first lead me to the strange thought that I could sew a corset. The thought that I could sew one lead me straight to the idea that I should.