Because this has come up in a variety of different places I thought I would share how I put on a corset by myself. There are a million ways to do this, this is just how I do it. Find what works for you. It's not easy, it takes practice, I haven't worn one in years and it was a bit disheartening to see how much my body has changed, and yet I felt a bit more like me.....things to ponder over.
Disclamer: I dislocated my shoulder last weekend so I'm not able to quite get things the way I'd prefer them to be.
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The first thing I do is make it super loose. I add safety pins to the back laces so they don't pop through the eyelets. I use safety pins because they are easy for me to get on an off, but you can use anything.
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Do up the front. Today, I went top to bottom, it just depends on how I'm feeling and/or how the corset fits me. At this stage it's supper loose. Things will fall out and can be quite entertaining.
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Tighten up the laces in the back. Do this by pulling out to the side (hard to take a picture of this)
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Adjust, tighten some more, finally tie it off, and take off safetypins.
This simply takes time, patience, and honestly its easier with someone else to help. Do line up the boning better than I did today, make sure the center is actually centered it can hurt otherwise.
Hope this helps.
Enjoy
