| Update! |
[23 Mar 2009|04:17pm] |
Hey kids!
Just popping in to say that I'm still alive and have been on the road fairly consistently since last September.
I'm back in Toronto and looking to get back to finishing up some orders and laying low until I can revamp and re-introduce Totally Waisted! It has been quite and exciting year and I look forward to what this year will bring.
Hope you are all doing well!
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| Orders |
[01 Sep 2008|09:39pm] |
Hi folks,
So, most of you who read this and all of you who have placed orders in the past know that while I put my heart and soul into each and every corset I make, my career ambitions lie in circus.
This year has been a very positive one in terms of my other-career, and I have been granted some opportunities that I have only dreamed of, and would be foolish not to accept. As a result, some orders have taken longer to process. I am becoming increasingly busy and have been granted an exciting opportunity that will make it impossible, for the time being, to take on new orders right now.
All of the clients I am speaking with who are in the process of having a piece made, or who's order I am currently completing, thank you all for your patience and please email me if you have *any* questions at all. I thank all of you for your kindness and patience. I understand that as a performing artist/corsetiere, I take you all with me on my rides as they come because you are dependent upon my faithfulness. You have all been incredibly patient and trusting and I really really appreciate it. I hope I continue to demonstrate my trustworthiness to you.
Those of you who have inquired about having a corset made, thank you for your inquiries, but unless we have given the go-ahead to your project, I cannot undertake it. I hope to have Totally Waisted! up again at some point in the future, hopefully the near future (as I do LOVE to make corsets), but given the current state of my wacky schedule, I can't make any promises. My earliest date to begin taking orders again, I hope, will be January. Obviously, I wish to keep my focus on the outstanding pieces I have left in the queue before I will consider taking on other clients. These orders I hope to have completed and shipped by the end of September, unless otherwise indicated via email.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause any current or prospective clients. You have all been amazing to work with. I hope to continue working with you in the future.
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| Return! |
[06 May 2008|07:59am] |
Hi folks
I arrived in from Italy last night, so I am fairly jet-lagged and out of it. I am home, which means I am now able to complete orders, take new orders and arrange fittings. I received quite a few emails while I was away, thank you all for your inquiries and feel free to email me now that I am home! Thanks so much for your patience for my infrequent replies during my trip.
Hope you all had a good month. I had some rather interesting adventures abroad...! But most importantly, I picked up some beautiful handmade laces to add to my stock. I even took a picture of a lovely, tiny old lady who was making the laces I purchased! I love Europe!
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| Update for March/April |
[27 Mar 2008|11:18am] |
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Hi folks!
It's been a while since I've made a true update. Truth is, I've been very very busy, as par usual.
I have been contracted to produce what feels like a never-ending supply of stiltwalker costumes for the company I work for, along with the usual queue of corsets and bridal. It's been challenging to virtually quadruple the volume of fabric in my tiny studio and manage to organize things all around. That said, however, I'm finding my groove so all is good. Plus, these costumes have allowed me to be SUPER crazy creative, which in turn, is helping me in being a bit more creative with corsetry.
Totally Waisted! is moving into a different direction, it seems. Since the shop I mainly retailed out of has closed its doors, I have been mulling over where to go with the biz; I am not interested in retailing readymades any longer. I have pulled all of my stock out of local retailers. I am still debating the finality of it, but action has determined that I'm pulling out of the convention market, too.
My desire is to move towards total reproduction work, although I am still keeping several modern styles that sell very well, which include the strapped underbust, and the Victorian/18th Century hybrid stays. I am hoping to invest some time building samples of the new patterns I've drafted; I have some exciting new styles that I am excited to show, but time has not been on my side in these endeavours! Well, now I am making time once I finish this round of orders.
I'm also slowly chipping away at a uniform website. Organizing it has been tough, but I've had some great mentors to help me out. I've re-vamped my information page at the top of this journal, so please feel free to have a look at that.
I will be away from the studio from April 11th to May 5th; taking a break from corsetry and costuming to pursue my other artistic endeavours across the ocean. It will be challenging and (hopefully) fun. All my current orders will be shipped out before I leave.
When I get back, I will be taking orders again, but please note I will be in full-swing with performing, and orders may take longer than as listed on my info page. Email for details if you are interested in placing an order.
Overall, I'm pleased with where everything is going, and I am very grateful for the lovely and wonderful clients I've had and am currently working with, for having so much faith in me and my work. It's astounding, really. When I embarked upon this journey almost 4 years ago now, I never conceived of the idea that it would have grown this much. I've had some wicked amazing commissions, I've been challenged hard, I rose to these challenges, I've dropped the ball some, but overall it has been a great experience, and I hope it continues to be.
Thanks everyone, you guys are awesome!
So, the moral is: stay tuned for some more awesomeness!
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| Photos of Reproduction |
[24 Mar 2008|11:49am] |
Hi everybody.
For anyone who wants to see photos of Tina wearing her reproduction piece, here they are:
Tina is also sporting a pair of Totally Waisted! bloomers in antique ecru. Feel free to email me if you are interested in purchasing a pair. They are very very comfortable, made out of 100% cotton broadcloth. Great to sleep in and wear under clothing!
( front, side back )
Happy holidays, everyone! Be it Easter, Ostara, Purim, or whatever else it is you celebrate.
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| no longer a luddite |
[19 Mar 2008|12:57pm] |
Hey Everybody.
Just an post to let you all know that I finally accept paypal.
No more waiting for money orders to clear!
Yay!
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| Latest Piece |
[18 Mar 2008|10:57pm] |
Here is a special piece; it's a reproduction made from a dupioni that is hell to photograph; it's a silver cross-woven with green to be Robin's Egg blue. In person, it's just stunning, but I am unable to do justice to it with my ghetto photo setup.
The lace trim is very special to my client; it is antique Edwardian curtain lace made by her family. I was thrilled to be able to work with it. I added a distressed bow in the front; it is made by making a traditional ribbon bow out of silk dupioni which I hand shredded. I hope it achieves the effect I was going for!
I am also proud of how the flossing turned out; originally I was going to use both brown and ivory silk thread, but the brown became too over-powering, so I opted for simply ivory instead.
The corset has a 20" waist fully closed, sits low on the hips and contains 26 spring steel flats, staytape, lined in coutil., etc. Everything a good Totally Waisted! reproduction is made from.
Here are some craptastic pix!
A close up of the lace:
( more! )
I hope she likes it, and I get better shots!
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| Corset for Direct Sale *EDIT* SOLD!! |
[20 Feb 2008|01:19pm] |
Hey folks!
Here is a freakin' gorgeous black dupioni silk reproduction corset for direct sale!
It's an overbust, with silk flossing at the bottom edge of the centre front panels. I will throw in flossing at the top of these panels if you'd like.
It is lined in coutil, has a staytape at the waist, and is for serious reduction!
I'm going to ask you to make me an offer for this piece (simply because the measurements are very strange indeed), but be reasonable! This is a high-quality garment, re-drafted from an antique I own.
Measurements:
Bust: 34"
Waist: 19"
Hips: 34"
Centre Front: 14.5"
Side Front: 12"
Centre Back: 13"
The pictures are crappy, again, I apologize. I did not have time to photoshop the background, etc.
EDIT: SOLD. THANK YOU!
( photos! )
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| Cinchers for Sale |
[04 Feb 2008|11:37am] |
Hi folks!
Long time no post.
Things have been very busy at Totally Waisted! I've been working on a few hefty contracts making things *other* than corsets. Stilt costumes, actually. If you're in any of the circus/busking forums, or on my personal journal ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) doc__holliday, you may have seen them. Since I figured most of you are mostly interested in corsets, I didn't figure to post them here.
However, I do have some things to post today!
So, the shop I was retailing out of sadly had to close its doors, which means I've got a lot of stock sitting around my studio. Most of these pieces are about 6 mos old, and need some good homes! They are the ol' reliable Totally Waisted! cinchers, made with 22 spring steels, 100% cotton duck, interfaced fashion fabric, and strong external bone casings. They are suitable for regular wear and occasional tightlacing. I wouldn't recommend these readymades for extreme tightlacing.
Let me know if you want one of these, I'd be happy to get them to you asap!
Black polkadot cincher, 22" waist. Suitable or waists between 24-28 $200
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| Long time, no talk |
[09 Nov 2007|01:33pm] |
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Holy moley, kids!
It's been a long time since I've made a post!
The move went spectacularly, and I've been churning out work like mad. As a result, I'm taking a break once I complete the remainder of my orders for the autumnal season. I will make a post when I begin taking orders again, but right now if you'd like a corset, I can add you to the queue in the list.
At any rate, here are some pictures of my latest piece.
It's my version of the infamous "Pink Chantilly" corset. The pattern is a Victorian re-draft, the fabric is silk dupioni in a gorgeous pale pink colour (which looks a bit washed out in these pix due to my lack of photo-manipulation software at the moment), with black Solstiss chantilly lace partial overlay. The top is bound in silk taffeta, and the front sports a cute little silk taffeta bow, which I copied from one of my antiques. The ends of the bones are flossed with black cotton flossing.
It sports a 21" waist fully closed, and is very, very comfortable, if I do say so myself!
Hope you enjoy it!
( close ups )
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| Totally Moving! |
[25 Jun 2007|09:32am] |
Hi folks!
Just a quick update to let you all know that this week I am moving the Totally Waisted! Studio to Kensington Market! I will be better to serve you from 35 Kensington Ave, right in the hub of the clothing-filled street, across from Courage My Love, above the King of Kensington. I am very excited about the new digs for the studio.
Naturally, this means there will be some slowness on the uptake. I will email any clients this affects personally. It is my desire to have some pieces out this week before I move, those that would possibly be affected personally.
Thank you very much for your patience during this time of change; I apologize for any inconvenience, and as always I will stay in touch with change of address and contact number. My email remains, as always, the most reliable means of contact, and I will have internet throughout the entire move, which will make communicating easier.
If you have any concerns, and are in the middle of working with me on an order, do not hesitate to email.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful patience, and understanding. It makes being a small business worth it, when working with such fabulous people as yourselves!
:)
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| No New is..uh, no news....! |
[10 Jun 2007|11:10pm] |
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Hi Folks!
Just a quick post to let you all know what's shakin' in the Totally Waisted! studio!
Right now I'm recovering from a particularly busy bridal/prom season (with one more wedding to go out the door next week). Hopefully there will be pictures coming soon of the various proms and weddings!
I have an exciting announcement to make: Totally Waisted will be MOVING as of July 1st to a more suitable studio location. This is exciting for a variety of reasons, mostly because I will be located in the faaaaabooolous Kensington Market area. How convient is that?!
I am also busily building stock for the FanExpo 2007, hoping to see many of you coming out to visit in Artist's Alley, and looking foward to seeing familiar faces.
Also, a reminder that as it is now the busy season for my circus work, I will be taking a STRICTLY limited number of orders per month. If you wish to have a Totally Waisted! corset, and don't mind waiting, feel free to tell me that in any inquiry. Please note that if I do accept your order, you will not be waiting any longer than what is outlined in my terms & conditions page. I am implementing a waiting list to avoid an order that drags out. Last year the waiting list seemed to work effectively, so I've resurrected it again.
Thanks everybody!
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| Update with Goodies! |
[14 May 2007|09:03am] |
Hey folks
Just a quick update!
( a note for in-house clients only )
Also: I have an item up for bids!
Here is a black cotton damask (beautifully woven into the fabric) high-backed underbust with black satin exterior casings. As always, full tightlaceable. This piece is a great basic underbust, with a higher back to ensure no oh-so-unflattering "back-fat" spillage.
The specs are:
-underbust = 34"
-waist = 25"
-upper hip = 36"
-centre front =12"
-centre back =13"
I am asking $250 USD for this corset. It is new, unworn, and comes from the Totally Waisted! Studio
( back, close up of front )
Please note that I take personal cheques or money orders only. First come first serve.
If you want this corset, please post here, or email me at: totally.waisted@gmail.com
SOLD!
Thanks very much!
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| Victorian Repro--last batch, I PROMISE! |
[22 Feb 2007|12:06am] |
Hey folks!
Here's 1 more shot of Tina in her Victorian reproduction. Last one, I swear. But you wanted to see it on a body, so here it is:
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Last one, promise!
:p
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| Happy Valentine's Day! |
[14 Feb 2007|07:25pm] |
Hope everyone is having a lovely day; remember it's about all kinds of love, not just the biblical kind!
:p
Here are 2 photos the lovely Alyson sent of her custom PVC buckle underbust:
Hope you like it!
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| Reproduction Piece |
[25 Jan 2007|10:40pm] |
Here's a sneak peek of a repro I finished on a rush order!
Hopefully we'll have some pix of the wearer modelling her garment soon.
Black silk dupioni, redrafted from an antique that exists in my possession.
28 bones, 2 layer constuction + bag lining; 1 layer heavily fused silk dupioni, 1 layer black coutil.
Antique lace hand-dyed.
Hope you like it!
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Sorry if this shows up on your f-list a few times! :)
Kindest,
-K
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| Some pix! |
[29 Dec 2006|09:16pm] |
Heya!
Hope everyone is having a lovely holiday!
I thought I should post some pix of recent pieces I've completed, I haven't uploaded all of the pix from the holiday mad-rush, but here are a few bits of eye candy.
( Check out the bad photoshop! )
Just a reminder that I will be out of the studio and away from my computer until January 7th!
Have a great New Year!
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