ORCHID CORSETRY

When I tell people about what I do (and sometimes, after I've explained what a corsetiere actually is) people usually tell me that I'm lucky. And they are so right. Everyday, I wake up fizzing with the excitement of the day's tasks, because the beauty of bespoke work is that no two days are alike. Today I may be working on a simple, structured waist training corset, tomorrow I could be drafting a pattern for a fetish-inspired corset dress with extreme curves. And the day after that? Well, who can say. It's a wonderful life, and I feel privileged to live it... My name is Bethan, and I started Orchid in 2006 when my habit of sewing under the table while on my illustration degree became rather counterproductive. Corsets were a compulsion with me. I can trace my fascination back to my love of Disney films as a child, those romantic willowy waists enraptured me. Corsets are the way you confound reality to achieve something nature never intended to give you, and what a gift that is... Read..

Primary location: Llandrindod Wells United Kingdom