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who’s loving Exquisite Restraint Corsets, pt. 3

The hardest working woman in Heavy F*&%KING METAL,

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

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

who’s loving Exquisite Restraint Corsets, number Deaux

Tricia LaBelle and LA’s Bar Sinister has been lovin’ us without demanding!

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

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

who’s loving Exquisite Restraint Corsets?

It’s always fun to find places we’ve been added to, and they’re nice enough to not need a reciprocal link..

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 Corsets

If you’re a bit confused about what tightlacing is, don’t worry. You’re keen interest and great capacity for wonder will aid you!

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

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.

You need a custom corset for waist training.

Recovered from St. Patrick’s Day?

This oughta perk you up!

Lily photographed by Salus, www.modelmayhem.com/salus

Lily photographed by Salus, www.modelmayhem.com/salus

This is the same St. Paddy’s Day overbust, but looking so much better on Lily, photographed by Salus.

It’s 16 inches long in the front. The garters are in matching green fabric. The bead and cabachon trim is durable for all you showgirls and burlesque babies who need to shake your moneymakers.
Waist fits 27 to 28 inches, and the bust is best for 34 B to C.

Please write to me with any questions…. and feel free to click on the Buy Now button if you want to exchange a little green for this green Exquisite Restraint Beauty!

Shipping- Pick One
Green St. Patrick’s Overbust

Get the Last… Black & White Demask!

In 2008, I created the corset in this great photo by Bryan Barnes of model Miss Natalie Rose:

Ask if you can buy this print at www.traumaisart.com

Ask if you can buy this print at www.traumaisart.com

The time has come to retire the very popular black and white demask print fabric.
I will make one more Underbust like this, with a modesty panel under the back laces and your choice of black or white garters.

Write to me here if you need help with measurements and I can give you details for ordering the last and final Underbust, in your size, for $184.95 plus shipping & handling ($15 in the US)…

OR you can see more details and order quickly from my Etsy store:
www.exrezcorsets.etsy.com

Goin’ to Viva Las Vegas?

Exquisite Restraint Corsets wants to go with you!!!
Viva Las Vegas Weekend, April 1st – 4th
www.vivalasvegas.net

I know you pin-up dames and burlesque babies are working furiously on your costumes and booking those photo shoots.

Check out my Etsy store for corsets that are available to BUY NOW and shipped to you before you leave for Sin City…
www.exrezcorsets.etsy.com

These are the rock-bottomest prices I can do for these sample corsets, many of them only worn on a dumb dressform!

Grab this baby, now! It’s a Plus Size, and more lovely on YOU !!

Underbust Corset Texas Hold 'Em Poker Ribbons

Underbust Corset Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Ribbons

Please, Sir… more EXQUISITE RESTRAINT!

I’m pleased and elated to see my corset on a lovely model on the cover of “Please, Sir,” from Cleis Press, due out in May, 2010.

"Please, Sir" book cover

This magic was created by my homegirl, photographer Christine Kessler, and she found out from me, via Facebook, that they went with that photo. She’s supplied a few photos to Cleis Press. Needless to say, I’m a fangirl of Cleis Press and Rachel Kramer Bussell, so this makes me very happy.

I think this is another shot from the same photo shoot. I’m very familiar with the setting… it was a loft where Scar 13 used to live, and she was the hot decorator of the place.
Mischa Magenta Overbust Christine Kessler

So where’s the corset now?
Magenta Overbust Corset
It’s living the good life, in wide-open spaces, free-range style in Texas.

Emerald Beauty in time for St. Paddy’s Burlesque celebrations

The Leprechauns got this one done just in time!

Green Overbust, St. Patrick's 2010

It’s available in my Etsy store, www.exrezcorsets.etsy.com

I’ve listed very expensive expedited/rush shipping so you can get it in time for March 17th. I will return the shipping to normal after midnight this Saturday if no one buys this baby.

It has a 23 inch waist, which means you should have about 26 inch waist.
The bust ranges from 34B to a healthy 34C… you may love it with a bra and pasties.
The front is 16 inches long, which means it may cover a bit more mufty… which is wonderful for your big tease on March 17th!

If you are hankering for this, and want to bypass logging in to Etsy, OR, you don’t need expedited shipping, just CONTACT ME here at Exquisite Restraint.

Double Life?!!

See more of what I do besides corsets in my online interview on G4 Network’s website in “Attack of the Blog.”

http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/701571/The-Big-Picture-Specialty-Costume-Maker-Simone-Williams.html

Uncredited photo in the interview by Jeff Davidson, http://www.thefemalecanvas.com/

p.s…….. the hood I constructed is not the one in the “Assassin’s Creed” clip shown in the interview.

Deconstructed Rock 'n' Roll Overbust, photo by Jeff Davidson