Design, Modeling and Fabrication of Corsets

Abstract

This paper describes the design and modeling of corsets. An overview of historical development shows the importance of this clothing item in women‘s fashion of the western world for nearly four hundred years. During that time, different shapes and models of corset were designed. Today‘s media show the corset in the shape of an hourglass as the most common model that is still in use. This kind of models was worn in the Victorian era and their basic feature was the emphasis on the narrow waist and the widening of the breasts and hips. The experimental part included gathering major or standard measurements on the basis of which auxiliary measurements were calculated. The above measurements formed the basis for designing the basic shape of a women‘s dress. The basic dress pattern was used for modeling a corset. On the constructed basic pattern of the front and back part of a dress modeling procedures were applied for the purpose of developing the finished pattern of a corset dating from around 1880. For the purpose of controlling the correctness and the quality of modeling the garment, a test model of corset was made according to measurements, testing the success of designing and modeling. During creating a test model, great attention was paid to the choice of basic and auxiliary materials, accessories and manufacturing method. By determining the entire material needed to create a model the paper specifies the price of the basic and auxiliary materials and accessories needed to make a woman‘s corset. The test model was tested and corset fit was assessed.