Lovesick Burlesque Costume is accidently Fashion !

Sauci Calla Horra from the legendary Toronto Burlesque Troupe Skin Tight Outta Sight approached Lovesick Corrective Apparel to build her a very special costume for their Valentine's Day production. The Valentine's extravaganza is loosely based on the book Voluptuous Panic, about Weimar Berlin, with lots of cynical decadence. Sauci brought sketches and notes, and this is what was created:

A black velveteen bolero and skirt, trimmed with black human hair, worn over a pink satin corset that sparkled with thousands of pink and AB crystals

The skirt holds a surprise, though. When it was removed, the meaning of its pink satin innards was unmistakably revealed !

The rest of the ensemble was modified department store lingerie, with perverse conversions such as snap off heart shaped crystal encrusted nipple covers and tear away sides of the panties.

It was a confusing moment, however, when not one but two designers had their runway shows for Fall/Winter 2012 and showed black skirts that appeared to be trimmed with black human hair !

Here is John Galliano for Dior:

And Gilles Deacon: !

Skin Tight Outta Sight are greater visionaries that I had imagined ! I was just the conduit for this design -- it was conceived by Sauci Calla Horra and Tanya Cheex.

http://www.skintightouttasight.com

Photo of Sauci by Toni Wallachy: http://orangeroads.com

Warehouse 13 Custom Belts

Lovesick Corrective Apparel was approached to make some custom belts for the scifi t.v. series "Warehouse 13". I haven't seen the show, so I don't know who wears them. If anyone does know please email some names and screen shots! They are made from black patent leather with stainless steel mesh inserts.

Runway Shots with Lovesick Corsets

More photos from Andrea Hausmann Photography's segment at Bridal Boudoir 2010, in Montreal (shot by Fusion Photography). Andrea Hausmann offers a extensive wardrobe for her private boudoir shoots, including these Lovesick Corsets, and others. The shoots are a pampered experience, including full hair and makeup, and a wardrobe stylist (and champagne!). Create a scandal with your sexy portraits !

Black lace embellished corset, with many, many black and red Swarovski crystals. Very hard to capture the sparkle in a still photo.

Geometric brocade corset with metallic pewter casings and trim.

Custom horsey waist cincher, with a leather bow, for a naughty filly.

http://www.hausmannphotography.com 

Lovesick Corrective Apparel Bra in Feb.2011 Fashion Magazine

An emerald green silk retro styled bra was shot by Fashion Magazine. Here it is :

The same issue has a shoot with Line Knitwear, with some retro bras lurking under the fabulous knits.

Lovesick Creates Bras for Line Knitwear's 2011 SS Runway

Line Knitwear is a Canadian company that produces high end knitwear. Lovesick was approached to create some retro styled bras for their 2011 Spring/Summer Runway looks. This was particularly exciting as not only were they showing at Toronto Fashion Week, they also were showing for the first time at New York Fashion Week ! Line got lots of great press, and here and there a bra showed up in media picks. Have a look:

Check out Line knitwear's site -- they are doing great, with lots of celebrity and tastemaker clientele:

http://lineknitwear.com 

One of the bras has showed up in the Feb/2011 issue of Flare Magazine:

Here's a pile of bras for them. I don't know if the bras will go into production -- but if you want one ask 'em .

Lovesick Corset Spotted on Fashionista514 Blog

Montreal blogger Fashionista514 covered the Bridal Boudoir Affair 2010  in this December and took a stroll down the runway for Andrea Hausmann Photography's segment. She looks beautiful ! I also especially love the unimpressed suspected bride audience's expressions ! You can check out her coverage of the event here:

http://fashionista514.com/2010/12/bridal-boudoir-affair-2010-its-a-wrap/ 

Andrea Hausmann and her team knocked themselves out highlighting different looks from her studio wardrobe. I know there must be more photos of her segment out there. Please pass them on if you've got them !

Here is the corset, Mauve heavy satin with lace appliques and velvet garters, and a velvet bow:

Lovesick Corset on the Cover of Naughty Bits # 3 Erotic Fiction

Naughty Bits # 3 has a nice photo of the 1907 style corset on the cover. They modified the color, but it is the same one in the historical gallery on the site.

Naughty Bits # 3 is published by the Spice Line, which is Harlequin's erotic fiction division. It is due to be released early in 2011. You can pre-order a copy from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Naughty-Bits-Countess-Client-Devoured-Dreamer-Tale-Acting/dp/0373605536/ref+sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&b=books&qid=1291398801&sr=1-1