This is an annual event from my friends at Threshold and it promises to be some of the best adult shopping  just in time for Valentines.  Come get fitted for a custom corset, shop our stock, or buy something for that special someone.

More details at the official website as they are posted… http://mykinkyvalentine.com/

 Saturday, February 12, 2011
12:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Threshold
11300 Hartland St North Hollywood, CA 91605  map
Price $10 per person 18+
(This event is Adult… that’s ages 18 and up) 
Noon to 6Pm for Vendor event
Price $20 Party 8PM-2AM Party
dress code: Casual, fetish, as you wish.
Description
Threshold presents…. The 4thAnnual My Kinky Valentine.
25 plus vendors
Delicious yummy eats.
Presentations.
Silent Auction.
Evening party.
Premiere performance by Taco Bunny!
Hot & sexy performance by Leigh Acosta ………….VA VA VOOM! Leigh is all muscle  and grace and has blown my mind with her previous pole performances at 2010 My Kinky Valentine and 2010 Bizarre Bazaar. She’s well worth the price of admission!

Megan is wearing an 18 inch waist Underbust, custom spiderweb ribbons added.

See you there!

Stay Beautiful,
Simone
Owner and Designer,
Exquisite Restraint Corsets… True Corsetry for Women & Men   

  www.exquisiterestraint.org
www.exrezcorsets.etsy.com
www.myspace.com/amoeba_jane
www.facebook.com/exquisiterestraintcorsets

Megan Massacre in Exquisite Restraint underbust, photo by Ama Lea

Megan Massacre is wearing a custom underbust in a size 18 with spiderweb embroidered ribbons appliqued on top. Contact me if you’d like more information and custom sizing.

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Halloween will be here before you know it!! This is the perfect time to get that corset you’ve always dreamed of. It’s a bit of an investment, but what better time to unveil it to the world but Halloween? Please contact me with ANY ideas you have… request other items to go with your corset (skirt, tops, fingerless gloves, capes) and let’s see what we can create FOR YOU!

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August 4, 2010 is a landmark day for those of us excited about the prospect of Marriage Equality in California, and it’s possible impact on other states in the union. Because the personal is political,and my business life and personal life are intertwined, I am proud to write here that I am absolutely thrilled with this ruling, and await with baited breath to see how any further appeals impact this. The idea that I would be a second class citizen if I wanted to marry another person of my same gender does not sit well with me as an American. This is a victory for some of my closest friends and family, for Californians, and for me.
I like Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s statement asking for the ruling to be upheld so much I’ve copied it here if you’d like to read it:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker issued a ruling invalidating Proposition 8:

“Judge Walker had the great responsibility of deciding whether Proposition 8 violates the Constitution of the United States. He heard in-depth arguments from both sides on fundamental questions of due process, equal protection and freedom from discrimination. There are strong feelings on both sides of this issue, and I am glad that all viewpoints were respected throughout the proceedings. We should also recognize that there will continue to be different points of view in the wake of this decision.

“For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards I believe everyone deserves. At the same time, it provides an opportunity for all Californians to consider our history of leading the way to the future, and our growing reputation of treating all people and their relationships with equal respect and dignity.

“Today’s decision is by no means California’s first milestone, nor our last, on America’s road to equality and freedom for all people.”

Megan is wearing an 18 inch waist Underbust, custom spiderweb ribbons added.

Write to me for info on ordering an Underbust corset with mixed fabrics and ribbon trim added to the outside… a design element I introduced to the world 9 years ago!

Actually, it’s not my corset, but their corset… and for the life of me, I can’t remember who got this one. I can tell you it’s an OLDIE!! I may have sold it locally, here in Los Angeles, or I may have given it to a model. Now it’s a mystery that I gotta dig into. I’m not bummed that the person is selling it. Far from… the person has to make money.

But the corset looks so forlorn there.. all upside down (yep! photographed upside down) and labeled “34″ when it’s a 22 inch waist.

Anyone wanna get this for me to put in the archives and Corset Museum for 10 Years of Exquisite Restraint in 2011? Because I’m pretty sure I made this one about 8 years ago! I will dig in the archives because I know I have photos of it from way back when.

I’m so glad I did. Ama Lea’s work is stellar.. visit her site and go to MUSIC for some killer photos of model and singer Lisa D’Amato… and friend of Exquisite Restraint Corsets!

I do believe Ama Lea is doing offsite photography for print and media of Hot Rod Betties, Tattooed Beauties and Pin-Up Cuties (howz that? : P ). I wish I could be there… *sigh* but I’m chained to the sewing machine. I do know there will be so many of my buds there, like Bryan Barnes and veteran of pin-up, Mitzi & Company. Here’s a killer photo by photographer Jeff Davidson at the Ink N Iron Pin-Up Contest years ago in an Exquisite Restraint Corset that Mitzi owned and loaned to the model!

Ink N Iron 2007 photo by Jeff Davidson of Cosmic Frog, San Diego

Leslie, the Longwood Pirate, and her extraordinary, creative Pirate Wedding

We take care and give attention to brides, whether Cruella, Bridezilla or Disney Princess…. we can create a lovely corset for your creative Steampunk or Goth wedding to match an existing skirt.
OR, let us sew madly for you, top to bottom, from YOUR IDEA and WEDDING THEME.
Having been shown in “Offbeat Brides” and with many happy bride clients, we know we can create the wedding ensemble of your dreams.
Here is Pinkee and Pony’s incredible Dia de los Muertos wedding in 2009:
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/02/dia-de-los-muertos-cemetery-wedding#more-4505

Exquisite Restraint is also expanding to offer Mens items, such as Waistcoats, cummerbunds, ties and ascots, to match your wedding theme.

Master Feenix modeling our Beaded Skull Men's Underbust, wardrobe his own, 2007

Contact us and let us know your wedding wardrobe ideas.

As a mainstay among Hollywood costumers, we also have access to milliners and other costume mavens. Let us know your crazy original ideas!

A sample of our hats-- Black veiled fascinator-style hat... base color can be changed. Ask about multiple hats for your bridesmaids.

We now have a phone number for your very serious Alternative and Offbeat Wedding Inquiries. Please call us in Los Angeles at 323.665.0288.
We are committed to helping you make your wedding as unique and creative as YOU.
Stay Beautiful,
Simone
Owner and Designer,
Exquisite Restraint Corsets… True Corsetry for Women & Men
www.exquisiterestraint.com
www.exrezcorsets.etsy.com
www.myspace.com/amoeba_jane
www.facebook.com/exquisiterestraintcorsets

METAL SANAZ !!

A local L.A. hype-meistress and interviewer extraordinary… she keeps so many happy… here’s a corset I made for her birthday this month (and some unidentified gal pals)…..

Metal Sanaz Birthday Bash at the Whiskey, April 2010

***OMG…those pants?!! right?******

She has always promoted her fave artists on her MySpace page and I have benefited greatly!

http://www.myspace.com/metalsanaz

Bar Sinister Shoppe… you may have to scroll down a bit… but by all means, click on Retail Slut when you get there for a blast from the past.

I’m glad I unearthed Bar Sin’s Shoppe because I gotta bake them some cookies or something!

a plunging Overbust I sold to a lovely girl at Threshold's Bizarre Bazaar, held at Bar Sin, 2009

Individualistic Fashion
http://www.individualisticfashion.com/shop_corsets.htm

One company’s corsets get described as “exquisitely” made and ours is described as “deliciously” made … go figure. : )

Tightlacing, simply put, is when a corset is closed up tighter than “normal.”
And as we all know, “normal,” is relative…. its different for many… it’s a setting on a dryer.

Not all corsetwearers are tightlacers. Not all corsets are capable of helping with tightlacing.

Most often, you need a corset custom fit to your measurements to aid you in tightlacing.

An Exquisite Restraint Corset will nip your waist in quite naturally and comfortably without needing to lace it even tighter. Hence, our corsets are capable of being “tightlaced” but don’t have to be. You will still look incredible in Exquisite Restraint. For your first corset, you will be quite happy with ours and then can graduate to a custom-fitted corset when you are ready to embark on your tighlacing journey. For custom-fitted, we use your measurements to create a paper pattern just for you to cut out and construct your corset. If you live in Southern California, or will be visiting, we most certainly want to see you in person. If not, we are confident we can work with you long distance by e-mail or phone.

An Exquisite Restraint Underbust Corset, off-the-rack

Tightlacing is a personal choice and I like to use it interchangeably with “waist-training.”

Many people like- no, LOVE- the aesthetic of a tiny wasp waist. Women AND Men love and admire it… Both Women AND Men also love being wasp waisted!

I encourage your research on the topics of tightlacing and waist-training here on the internet. I don’t have to supply any links….a simple Google search will yield wonders and you may be hooked.

Since not all corsets are created equal, when you are ready, please contact me here at Exquisite Restraint Corsets, so we can create that custom-fitted corset to help you on your waist-training journey.
Simone (at) exquisiterestraint(dot)com or click “Request a Quote” on any Catalogue page.

A special client from San Diego pictured here. Look closely and see the differences between this custom fitted corset and our off-the-rack corset …

You need a custom corset for waist training.