https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:08:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-558193 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:57:57 +0000 Fruitful 558193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sylvie, what an amazing success story - and what a very decent business. I rarely hear of anyone going out of their way like that when they don't have to.</p> <p>I do like the buckles, but don't know how ties would look.</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing the corset in an outfit - I've wanted to wear one since I was a child. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-558108 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:09:34 +0000 Sylvie 558108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for sharing my joy with me. The customer service is amazing, which is of course, why they get my business.</p> <p>Claire, this is an outerwear corset, with steel boning, that can cinch in the waist and support the bust. It can be worn with skirts, dresses, jeans, etc, just like a sleeveless top.</p> <p>A lot of Indian designers will make corset tops with Indian clothes but they're never boned, functional corsets.</p> <p>My new corset is based off this design: (different fabrics, ribbon ties instead of buckles on the straps and no cross lacing):</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkgarden/2785544940/in/set-72157623105210165" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/d.....3105210165</a></p> <p>Come to think of it, should I go back and request buckled straps instead of tie straps? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557727 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:04:40 +0000 Suz 557727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a great story, Sylvie! Can't wait to see you in your new corset. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557701 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:33:17 +0000 Anonymous 557701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The owner sounds wonderful! Sounds like a person who really wants their customers to LOVE and wear what they buy! The corset sounds gorgeous. I can't wait to see it in action! (Especially with the items you described. They don't sounds like typical pairings with the typical corset. Although your corset sounds exceptional) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557694 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:29:21 +0000 Jem 557694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that is super customer service! I can't wait to see the finished one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557667 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:52:39 +0000 Anonymous 557667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a WONderful story Sylvie! I can't wait to see this corset-thingy. I'm having a hard time picturing it--is it outerwear? Is it Indian clothing, or just something so super-fashionable that I've never heard of it (Like Anna's harness belt)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557595 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:58:11 +0000 Meredith1953 557595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What wonderful customer service! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557502 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:48:14 +0000 catgirl 557502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great story! And you HAVE to post pictures of this fantastic item when it arrives! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557500 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:45:43 +0000 ManidipaM 557500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a cheerful story on a Monday morning, Sylvie! Great customer service from a store that clearly deserves your custom! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557491 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:38:19 +0000 fashionista 557491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Best of luck for your new corset, happy for you. And thumbs up for the great customer service. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557473 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:23:25 +0000 AJ 557473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Now that is great customer service!! Kudos to you for taking the time to see if anything could be done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-ending-to-my-unworn-corset-orphan-problem-long#post-557467 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:19:54 +0000 Sylvie 557467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I have mentioned before that one of my wardrobe orphans is a corset that I have never worn. Here is its story:</p> <p>In late 2009 or early 2010, I ordered a black overbust strapless corset from a local store that had previously made my wedding corset (which turned out beautifully because it was customized from scratch). They adjusted their standard corset pattern for my short torso and laced me into it at my final fitting. However, I was never able to lace myself into it properly without, er, popping out of it if I raised my arms.</p> <p>I got busy with life and moved across the country. I moved back to my original coast last year, by which time I had lost over 10 pounds. A month ago, I finally went to the store to get help lacing it up. The very nice ladies there thought that the weight loss was the reason I no longer filled out the top of the corset. I had the choice of trying to alter it, which would be pricey and not guaranteed to work, or consigning it, which means losing most of the value. They set up a followup appointment for me with the owner of the store, who would be able to best advise if alterations were possible and I sadly went home to consider my expensive mistake. I had that sick feeling in my stomach that you get when you've done the equivalent of setting a pile of money on fire.</p> <p>This weekend, I met with the owner, who after lacing me up, took a look at it and asked if the corset had ever fit. After telling her the story, she said the corset needed to be shorter, and since it had obviously never been worn, she would take it back and make a new corset for me from scratch!</p> <p>I was able to pick a different style (with straps this time) and she fitted me into my new smaller corset size. She took meticulous measurements and photographs of the alterations needed. She credited the full price of my original two year old corset towards the new one.</p> <p>I picked three different black fabrics for maximal textural interest: dupioni and satin silk for the main panels and velvet for the accent panels. The new corset is going to look beautiful with the black and silver skirt from my recent Indian outfit, as well as with some of my other plainer Indian outfit skirts. I can see wearing it alone with jeans or over a blouse or dress.</p> <p>I'm going to get my new, awesome, more appropriate to my lifestyle and perfectly fitted to my current body corset in just over a month!</p> <p>I'm just so happy and so thrilled that the store owner really went above and beyond to make sure I'm going to end up with a corset I can wear and love AND that I haven't set a large pile of money on fire. Thank you for reading, as I just really needed an outlet to share my joy.</p> <p>PS. It goes without saying that I'll post some photos once I have the corset in my hot little hands. </p>