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I am terrible with fashion and dressing myself, but I LOVE seeing fashion and how everyone else dresses. Which is probably the main reason I adore avatar forum sites. One of my favorite styles is probably goth, but steampunk and renaissance are a close second. If I could, I would love to be able to wear gothic renaissance style for the rest of my life, but I have to work in normal society and most people frown upon steel boned corsets.

@aellotyphoeus: :D Renaissance fashion is amazing! It's so detailed and beautiful. ♥ I actually wear a steel boned corset as I waist train. :3 There are many ways to hide one under your everyday clothing.

@dragoness129: Oh, really? I would love to see what kind of things that you come up with! :D

@b l o o: Not so easy when you've already got huge boobs. Corsets tend to make them even bigger. And given that I sit at work, I sometimes get shelf boob in both a fitting over and underbust. It kinda bites.

@dragoness129: I need some of those designs. In real life, and on Voltra!

@dragoness129: Oh that sucks. Loosing stuff in a move is the worst. Also, you should see if you can learn how to make your designs for yourself. I mean that's how most designers get their start.

That's terrible. Storage units are so expensive. We had one for almost a year it was almost $200 a month on top of our rent. It was insane. And they make smaller sewing machines now a days. Even a small one would be handy, but if you can hand sew you can start there. As long as you double or triple stitch, it should stay and be durable. It may just a take a little longer.

@aellotyphoeus: They actually design corsets for people with larger busts - it's just something that you have to specifically ask for or look for when searching for the perfect corset. They are designed to add a more "slimming" effect to your bust and waist. (I would like to point out that they have to be proper corsets - not costumes or lingerie as these are usually not as good for women with larger busts who want to minimize or just not have a giant rack, lol.)

There's also something called a waspie, if you haven't heard about it, and it has an even shorter line than an underbust. I wear waspies because they sit lower (farther away from my boobs) and - personally - are very comfortable.

This is my waspie. Probably not safe for work simply because it's a girl in a corset, so... XD;

I think one of the things that might throw off larger breasted women is that by minimizing your waist you are already making your bust appear even larger. > u <

@dragoness129: Hey, those are really cool tops! :D I agree that having those for our avatars would be awesome.

@b l o o: I've actually researched waist training a lot and have several steel boned overbusts which do house the girls really well, and a couple underbusts that do not push them up too much. The issue is that when I sit down everything shifts. If I didn't have to sit all day at work it would be fine. Another issue is that the friend that was getting me into it, was not exactly as knowledgeable as she thought she was. I wish I could afford an orchard corset one at this time.
I might actually be able to if I knew what to save for. If you've got suggestions I'll take them. I'd like to look at getting into it for real this time.