Corset shopping

Black satin Femme Fatale Strapless corset

I’ve been coveting a corset for years but for some reason haven’t gone out of my way to acquire one.

I guess at first I didn’t know where to get one, and once I did, the whole goth and emo thing was all over the shop already. And the last thing I want is to find myself classified as one of either group. Or any other subculture screaming their little hearts out to be noticed amongst their army of cloned ‘individuality’. No thanks.

I’m just a big fan of spicing up my feminine flair with a tad of fetish items. I mean, a perfect hourglass figure, who wouldn’t want it?

During one of my recent lingerie binges, I was referred to Gallery Serpentine in Enmore. They specialise in goth wear and have a wide range of real boned corsets.

After trying a few different styles on, I chose Femme Fatale Strapless – the one with the most ’50s fetish pinup feel to it. It has a gorgeous sweetheart shaped neckline, lacing in both back and front (cleavage control ladies!) and takes about 5-6 inches off the waist. As a bonus this style is quite roomy in the bust area and can therefore accommodate my breasts.

I wanted mine made out of black satin and ordered an additional modesty panel* under the back lacing as I don’t find back cleavage overly attractive. They didn’t have any size 8s in stock, and since I wanted mine slightly modified, I had to order one in and wait 4 weeks for it.

To be completely honest, it really isn’t comfortable to wear. But breathing is well overrated, right?

Corset sketch

(* a modesty panel is a strip of fabric sitting under the lacing so that skin is not shown through)