Works in Progress and Recently completed

12 sept 03

well, I had every intention of doing some site changes and getting pictures resized and edited and up during our travel time and it just didn't happen...we had a crazy busy summer this year...hardly a moment of down time...even during our traveling we worked like crazy...but summer seems to be done..the weather is changing here, thank goodness! kids are back in school :-)...now it's time to start looking towards the holiday season....for which we'll be offering a pre holiday orders sale of 10% off everything on this site, custom orders or shopping cart orders from now until Oct. 10th. Deadline for custom holiday delivery with NO rush fee's is Oct. 30th (this is based on a 6 week rush order)

as many of you probably have noticed, my site and email were down a good deal for about 2 + weeks, the server was having some severe problems and had to be replaced, I'm finding that there are still a few glitches, so if anyone encounters any errors please send me an email to alert me to the problem so I can have things fixed.

below are a few pics of corsets finished over the past couple months...the first corset is a new style that I'll be putting up a page for shortly, we have both and overbust and underbust vesion...this corset features vest like points at the bottom of the corset, this corset was done in black greek key silk brocade alternating with black & silver striped fabric with triangular insets of silver & blk silk brocade...underbust pics will be up sometime next month when I get the pics from the photographer....we had a photoshoot a couple weeks ago for Sacramento Magazine, they are doing a small feature on my business in their Oct. issue

second corset is a grey cotton corset trimmed in black with black frog closures over the busk...this is a great way of hiding the busk hardware

I'm also adding more silk brocades and a few other fabrics to the fabric pages this weekend, some of these will also be for sale in the fabrics by the yard section

22 july 03

it's been a very, very, very busy summer...no time to update the site unfortunately....we'll be on vaction from july 23rd for about a week following...you can still reach us via email and phone, though I'll only be checking my mail in the mornings...

I'll have some real updates soon...

20 may 03

ooh la la...below is the short victorian underbust.. shown on a dressform in an earlier update..being worn by it's owner...no photo manipulation here she does have quite the natural hipspring...

below that is an edwardian underbust corset done in black cotton with navy blue satin stay covers and trim
 

13 may 03

several new fabrics have been added recently, one that I'm quite excited about is the red and black stripe silk shown below...a few fabrics are also no longer available, such as the lion brocade and a blue/beige silk jacquard.
 

9 may 03

a few pictures recently forwarded to me from the empress of erotica....first corset style is an edwardian underbust done in pale pink satin with a black lace overlay on the front panel..corset is trimmed in black satin...second pic is a pointed cincher style done in white vinyl

27 april 03

below is a photo by Justice Howard...www.justicehoward.com...of Domiana in the black and gold ecclesiastical brocade classic cincher

the initial stages of our new cart are finished...you can not shop this section here...not everything is added in...we'll gradually be adding more and more content
 

21 april 03

more bridal...and lots more to come as it's that season...this ensemble is done in white silk doupioni...the corset is a madame butterfly style with detachable straps (not shown)..the skirt is a semi full a-line style with a short train in the back and a separate bustle worn over the skirt

14 april 03

updates have been slow lately...I'm still working on the shopping cart section for this site, so much slower than I'd anticipated, but it's coming along and we'll get it up soon

pictures below are a recent wedding ensemble...the corset and skirt are made in an ivory crushed rayon satin that is just gorgeous! the sleeves are attached into the corset and are done in ivory silk chiffon over deep plum silk chiffon...the ivory layer is ruched and tacked to the purple layer...with just a hint of the purple peeking out at the bottom of the sleeve...the corset and skirt are trimmed in a beaded and sequined embroidered organza...the skirt is a 7 pannel a-line skirt styled after an edwardian walking skirt...the back is fuller than the front and has an 18" train that can be bustled up after the ceremony.

15 march 03

so...long time no updates I know..I've been rather busy sewing away...had a bit of the flu...and have been working on a new shopping cart system for this site...with luck it will be up in a week or so

our online custom corset orderform is now on a secure server so custom orders can be submitted with credit card info securely

below is a pic of the appassionata corset in black lace over pink satin w/ black lace straps and matching panties (the ones shown below)...though unfortunately the panties don't show in the pics
photo by: Leah Frink model: Eva von Slut
 

9 feb 03

photo by the very talented Justice Howard...this is from a recent shoot in which she is recreating a vintage photo by Horst P Horst...the corset is a 3 graces style in ivory silk with ivory lace trim around the top edge....corset is modeled by Amy

we've just returned from a trip down south...sorry if email replies have been a little slow...we found that traveling on free tickets comes with a price and had a bit of trouble getting back...but we all made it home and are jumping right back into things

25 jan 03

the online form problem has been fixed, so orders can be submitted online once again....

below is a pair of vintage inspired french panties...there will be better pics soon as the dress form just doesn't do them justice...the are done in black lace over pink satin with a lace ruffle and insertion lace around the bottom and pleated up at the sides with pink bows at the pleats..

23 jan 03

here's a couple pictures by Justice Howard the she recently forwarded...in the first picture the corset on the left is a black with red cherry blossom victoria corset, the corset on the right is an alexandra style in black lace over black and white stripe silk...picture on right all corset by Isabella but the one in the center...the girls on either side of the center bottom are wearing a red cherry blossom/black satin underbust and a black w/ gold eclesiastical cincher

18 jan 03

some pics of a recent corset dress ensemble consisting of a full length corset dress, arm corsets which cover the hands and an over the chin neck corset...all done in red leather...the hand area of the arm corsets has a small separating zipper to allow the hands to be open...the center front of the dress has a 2 way seperating zipper....straps are tapered detachable...d-rings are placed at the top of the center front and hips on dress..bottom of center front of neck corset and bottom of hand on arm corsets....
 

6 jan 03

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

trying to make lots of updates....1st picture below is a short victorian underbust corset, this comes just 1/2 way between the waist and underbust with most of the length being below the hips

next is another velvet choker with short scalloped beading with a long center scallop & pendant, there are several pendants to choose from

several new fabrics have been added to the fabrics pages