Friday, September 5, 2014

Corset Dress

The corset dress is uber-sexy :: naughty and nice; stylish and trendy; and definitely very trendy! Corset Dress: Uber-Sexy Corset Dresses! Celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, among a host of other popular celebrities, have made the corset and corset dress very fashionable and vogue these days. Searching on eBay you can find a few thousand corset dresses.

Corset Bustier Dress by Just Cavali
Just Cavali Corset Dress
Today, the corset dress is part of the new rage of bra and bustier dresses.

The corset dress pictured here is a Just Cavalli--it's really quite unique with lots of detailed styling. It's Italian fashion at its finest. What you'll find is that the Italian designers really know how to design corset dresses! In this lens, you'll find lots of sexy corset dresses to pick from.

The corset dress is uber-sexy :: naughty and nice; stylish and trendy; and definitely very sexy! Let's check them out, shall we!

Photo Credit: The incomparable Black Satin Corset Bustier Dress by Just Cavali.

Love the corset dress or not?
Are you into corsets and bustiers? How about the corset dress? Do you love Dolce & Gabbana and Italian fashion?
  • OMG, they are so hot!
  • They're OK, but not for me.
  • Love to see my girlfriend in one.
  • Don't like at all.

Spotlight Corset Dress
This is by the designer Just Cavalli. It's a Black Satin Corset Bustier Dress with Lynx-Print Whips. It was first spotted at eLuxury, but sold-out in a flash!

97% polyester, 3% other fibers Lynx-print spaghetti straps. Padded bustier. Waistband with Lynx-print whipstitching. Princess seams. Low scoop back with strap and clasp detail. Discreet back zipper 6.5" back slit. Hem hits at the knee. Made in Italy.

Very popular in Hollywood for corset dresses and Italian fashion!
Dolce & Gabbana is a high-end fashion house started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce, born near Palermo, Sicily, and Stefano Gabbana, born in Milan, Italy.

Dolce & Gabbana are very popular for their designs in the Hollywood industry; they have designed clothes for Madonna, Monica Bellucci, Ayumi Hamasaki, Isabella Rossellini and Kylie Minogue amongst others.

The company is based near Milan (Legnano). The private life of Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce became public in 2005, when they officially announced their separation. The business has remained unchanged and both continue to design together.

Read the rest of the story at Wikipedia.

Celebrities Popularized the Corset Dress!
If you Google any one of these celebrities along with "corset dress," you are bound to find some stylish photos of them.
  1. Jessica Alba
  2. Nelly Furtado
  3. Jennifer Love Hewitt
  4. Paris Hilton
  5. Angelina Jolie
  6. Madonna
  7. Kylie Minogue
  8. Marilyn Monroe
  9. Kate Moss
  10. Petra Nemcova
  11. Rihanna

Princess Diana Popularizes the Corset Dress

Find a Corset Dress
When I originally wrote this article, you couldn't find that many corset dresses on the internet. Now, if you search for a Corset Dress on Amazon, for example, you can find over 20,000 items matching that description. You see, corset dresses are popular not only as dresses, but as costumes!
  1. Corset Dress Costume
  2. Corset Dresses in Womens Fashion

Learn more about Corsets

Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques

25 beautiful and historically accurate pattern of corsets 1750-1917 taken from private and museum collections.

Each stunning example is accompanied by a pattern, photographs and drawings, plus an historical overview giving invaluable insight into making up these period pieces.

This book also contains two step-by-step projects, a 1790 hand stitched corset and a 1900 machined corset.

The book includes practical advice on construction and period detail, from inserting gussets and split busk insertion to eyelets and flossing.

History: Corset Dress: Uber-Sexy Corset Dresses was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on August 21, 2007.Highest lensrank ever achieved: #86 overall. This was a top lens with 1 day on the Top 100 list. Lens #77 in the quest for Giant Squid 100 Club Charter Member 2007.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi :) You're making me miss my shop! :) I had a shop called "Prive' Leather and Lace," where I specialized in showing women how to wear corsets (over clothing) and corset dresses. -nice article :)

Julie Ann Brady said...

Hey Melanie! Well, that could be a good thing, you know? Gosh, back when I first wrote about Corset Dresses and Corset Costumes, you didn't find as many as you do today. So, at least they are more available. Thanks for dropping by!

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