As may of you will know, I am a huge HUGE corset fan. I don’t wear them every day, but they do help add a certain something to a photo shoot or a fancy dress outfit.
My absolute favourite corset is the What Katie Did Morticia as it’s cut for women with hips that are over ten inches bigger than their waist. However, having seen Curvywordy rave about the CS-426 it in her review I thought I should give Orchard Corsets a go, and follow her lead with the style.
“This original design by Orchard Corset has extreme curves to flatter and shape is now available in 100% premium cotton. Crafted from the finest fabrics, the CS-426 is made with a contoured underbust line that is curved to fit directly under the bust and is longer in the torso than our standard underbust corset. The cotton fabric makes this the ideal year-round waist training corset and is easy to under and over your clothing. The 426 features a steel front split busk, flat and spiral steel boning and 100% cotton lining to provide extra durability and support.”
The corset arrived very swiftly after I chose my size and fabric preference – but please note that it was a gift and so I am unsure of shipping and import prices. I went for a 28 as my waist is around 33 inches and I now know how to squish into corsets – even with my false nails! Corset size is determined by subtracting 4-5 inches from your waist measurement until you get an even number. So the corset size is the size in inches that that item can get your waist down to when laced fully shut. I knew that the corset would probably take a little wiggling into and I was not wrong. As my hips are so large I made sure that it was undone the most at the bottom, plus a good trick with tight corsets is to get them on at one end and then move the slack of the lace up to the next part that you are struggling with. However, I found that once I had the bottom hook done up the rest was easy to work with. It was then up to Mr FFFB to lace me in – and I think he enjoyed that rather too much! Our neighbours probably wondered what was going on! I feel like it could have gone tighter, but as it’s new it was perfect as it was. It didn’t feel too restricted as he fastened it – yes I was able to breathe and function as normal! I then spent several hours in the corset doing a bit of cleaning and sorting – oh so glam!
as you can see, the corset was a brilliant fit. I am 5’7 with a fairly long torso, and so it is hard to find corset that do the job with out too much oozing and bulging. This was spot on all over.
The hips were gored and so I was accommodated beautifully. It is slightly less extreme that my Morticia, which seems to show off my waist in a more dramatic fashion. This is more of a gentle curve.
I am very accustomed to the feeling of a tight laced corset, as on shoots I wear them for several hours at a time and that involves a lot of bending down to put shoes on and so on, and I would say this is very comfortable. However, if you are a corset virgin or at least a beginner you may want to lace loosely initially and wear them for a few hours at a time.
I did find that I bulged out of the corset at the back – which is something I would expect given that it is tightly laced and I am pretty meaty. What I did love was that despite having a belly full of sushi and Haribo (other brands are available but they aren’t as good) I didn’t have much of a ‘pooch’ at all. It did also shift my boobies up several centimeteres, and sitting down in the ensemble gave me a cleavage shaped chin rest.
This is a really great corset. The fit and shape is great, it looks wonderful and it’s pretty comfy. I think it would be perfect for everyone, especially beginners who need something a little gentler. But your here.
The bra I have on can be seen here.
For comparison, click here for my What Katie Did Morticia review.