Corset pattern

Today Liz LaBrocca '09 started working on the corset that will be worn under the dress.

We chose a 1911 corset from Norah Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines to reproduce (figure 45, on page 86).
(Waugh, Norah. Corsets and Crinolines. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1970.)

Liz traced the page onto a transparency, then placed it on an overhead projector to enlarge it.
By moving the projector and adjusting the focus, she was able to adjust the size, measuring key shapes to get them to the overall size desired. Then she traced each piece onto a piece of brown paper taped to the wall.

From Corset

From Corset

From Corset