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  • Feb. 24th, 2008 at 8:58 PM

I have been sufficiently scolded for starting a LiveJournal account and then not journaling. Bad me, no cookie! That's 'cause I've just been out of town at a Renaissance Faire where I actually broke down and bought, gasp, a corset. And because every good blog needs top ten lists, here's my first.

The Top Ten Things I Learned From Wearing a Corset:

1) Corsets are fantastic for forcing great posture. My grandmother would be so proud...that or scandalized. Probably both.
2) Strange men suddenly lose the ability to look where they're going and totally forget the meaning of subtlety.
3) Always wear sunscreen. (Very important!)
4) In the event that you forget sunscreen, the pain will forever cure you of a second round of stupidity.
5) Dropped food will =never= hit the ground.
6) The fainting scene at the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean is totally convincing.
7) You get very good service.
8) Bend at the knee, not the waist.
9) Men seem to like it when you laugh.
10) It helps to attend an event several hours away so you don't accidentally bump into anyone you know!

And no, there will not be pictures <g>.
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[info]mythrana wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 04:23 am (UTC)
Great first posting!!
ROFL! I love this. Renaissance Faires are great fun and your corset list is so very, very, very true. Especially the sunscreen part. I saw a woman one year with a chest so red it was worse than a blushing lobster. She was very ample and was going to be in a great deal of pain later that night. She had bypassed red and gone to purple.

Corsets also mean you have snacks for later. ;-) That is if you can ever get to that dropped food again. Later you get home and find you have the king's feast in your corset.

Hope you had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing more from you.
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[info]difrancis wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 04:42 am (UTC)
That all seems about right . . . You've at least got to post pictures of the corset itself. I bet you did get good service, and it's always good to have a place to store food for later. Men have ties and beards, you have, um, pillows?

*ducking and running*
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[info]otterdance wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 05:10 am (UTC)
And no, there will not be pictures .

Oh you're no fun! Trade ya that for a tape of me doing Vagina Monologues. ;-)
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[info]varkat wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 12:59 pm (UTC)
You know, that might be worth the trade!
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[info]kradical wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 05:54 am (UTC)
Regarding #9, it doesn't have to be a laugh. It can be talking. Or walking. Or breathing heavy. Or breathing lightly. Or, y'know, existing as long as you wear the corset. *chuckle*
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[info]suricattus wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 12:02 pm (UTC)
Keith, your icon is either amazingly appropriate, or amazingly inappropriate...or both....
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[info]suricattus wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 12:01 pm (UTC)
I'll have to take your word for all that...

(and it's a little late to worry about embarassing photos escaping to the internet, yaknow!)
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[info]varkat wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 01:00 pm (UTC)
Hmm, will have to find picture of someone blowing a raspberry. I have a feeling it will come in very handy!
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[info]mythrana wrote:
Feb. 28th, 2008 08:42 pm (UTC)
Blowing Raspberries...
I think I can help you there...
<---- *points*
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[info]celticboy wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 02:03 pm (UTC)
Here, have a cookie on me. Don't worry about the journalling, since we're all nuts anyway.

Who am I? you mean [info]kradical hasn't told you about me yet? BAD Krad. He told me to come and make faces at you, but since I like to make a good first impression, I won't.

*get's distracted by the talk of corsets* As for 2, surely it's MOST men and not just the strange type, and yes, Laughing is good, so is running, looking down at the floor, turning around, and generally just breathing in and out. :)
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[info]rhienelleth wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 04:19 pm (UTC)
As someone who occasionally makes corsets, your list is quite good, and very true! I love corsets. They accentuate the good, and hide the bad, and how can a girl feel anything but pretty, given the absolute factual nature of #2?

I'd also like to add to this list: wearing a corset out to the local watering hole will make other women insanely jealous, even if they are younger and in better shape than you. <-- this experiment conducted by my partner-in-sewing twice now. Unless I'm attending a special event, I only wear corsets for my husband. ;-D
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[info]suricattus wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 05:57 pm (UTC)
They accentuate the good, and hide the bad, and how can a girl feel anything but pretty, given the absolute factual nature of #2?

In the interests of accuracy, I should point out that corsets do not have that effect on all female bodies they're laced onto...

(thankfully, not all males in the universe require upper acerage to stop and take interest)


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[info]rhienelleth wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 06:10 pm (UTC)
Well, if boned and laced properly, they should have a flattering effect to some degree, at least. I've put corsets on a huge variety of female sizes and shapes. Thinner/less bones than needed for a larger gal, or worse yet, a corset using plastic 'boning' (ugh) instead of proper steel for any woman, does not work. But properly boned, and properly laced, I've yet to see a corset fail to look good, even on girls who completely lack that hourglass shape on a normal day.

I'm talking full, custom made corsets, though, with the right materials and construction and fit.

I've also seen many an improperly laced corset actually make one's cleavage look squished and flat.
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[info]rhienelleth wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 06:12 pm (UTC)
I should add that very occasionally, adding a little judicious, ahem, padding, can add just the right amount of lift to help the corset out. ;)
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[info]rhienelleth wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 06:20 pm (UTC)
Hmm, I did not mean that to come across quite as I think it does upon rereading - I should preface all of that with the statement "In my own experience, which may not be quite the same as everyone else's..."
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[info]jhetley wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 05:54 pm (UTC)
Personally, I think the photos should go to LOCUS.
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[info]tina_jens wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 09:02 pm (UTC)
A entry on corsets is a very effective way to get conversation going in a new journal!

I'm told my corset is not laced properly and would be much more comfortable if it was, but I don't know where to go to get it relaced.
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[info]lyonessnyc wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 11:40 pm (UTC)
LOCUS photo! LOCUS photo!

Well hi there! May I say about effing time, dear lady? Welcome to LJ! I'm sure your friends-list will be exploding soon.
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[info]kefiraahava wrote:
Feb. 25th, 2008 11:53 pm (UTC)
No pictures? You teasing little minx, you.*grin, duck*

Nice to see you around the LJ parts!
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[info]nightwolfwriter wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 02:09 am (UTC)
[info]kradical said we should come over here and welcome you to the LJ-verse but we had to behave.

(hides the shaving cream and toilet paper)

Oh, yeah, glad to see you here.
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[info]varkat wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 02:25 am (UTC)
Ah, but did he say =how= you had to behave? Got to look for the loopholes .
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[info]nightwolfwriter wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 02:51 am (UTC)
Well, considering he was my editor for S.C.E and the latest Doctor Who stories I wrote, I figure it's always good to keep the editor happy.

Course, if I can get Terri to distract him . . .


Hmmm . . .
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[info]terri_osborne wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 10:35 pm (UTC)
What, me? Distract him?

Have you MET US? :cue raised eyebrow:

Welcome aboard, kidzo!!!
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[info]ianrandalstrock wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 07:48 pm (UTC)
B-b-b-but we LIKE pictures.
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[info]mela_lyn wrote:
Feb. 26th, 2008 11:48 pm (UTC)
Heehee.... welcome to LJ! I'm a fan/friend of Di's.

And a corset lover. Of course, none of mine fit me at the moment. I love attending ren-faires and the like. I've actually done wall climbing in my corset. I have a picture of me, bare feet, jeans and a corset, about 20 feet in the air. Cracks me up.

And for the special someone in your life, wear one under your blouse with knee highs and a garter belt. Works WONDERS!!! ;)
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[info]rclementmoore wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 03:02 pm (UTC)
Welcome to LJ. Or at least welcome to actually using your LJ. :)

We had this awesome costumer in Victoria who would dress every actor/character from the skin out, which included appropriate underwear. So when I teach classes in getting into character in your writing--nothing gets you into character more quickly than wearing your heroine's underwear and trying to go about your normal business. (Shoes, too, but underwear is funnier.)

Like your post, which is vastly amusing. :-)
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[info]delkytlar wrote:
Feb. 27th, 2008 03:55 pm (UTC)
Welcome to LiveJournal. Looking forward to keeping up with what's going on with you.

Is it true that you'll be splitting your Friends 90/10 with your clients?
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[info]varkat wrote:
Mar. 10th, 2008 04:29 pm (UTC)
Okay, there will be a picture, partly because it's been requested and partly to show off my handsome husband. If anyone wants to check it out, the link is here http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/LucienneD/costumes.jpg . Hope it works! (Yes, he's prettier than me. There has been much teasing.)
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