azaya | (no subject)

Just your friendly neighborhood camwhore, whorin' it up.

By which I mean I've owed

petitchat pictures of my corset since Christmas, and today I finally got around to lacing myself into it again. (I have come to realize that an overbust is not the best choice for a first corset when no one else in your house understands how to lace you into it.)

Meet Vera*, an off-the-rack black velvet corset I purchased from Arsenic Fashions. It's a 24", fully closed; my natural waist is 28". I literally only got about a half an inch of reduction off it at the moment, because I fail at lacing myself up. (Seriously. I checked with my trusty measuring tape and everything.) But you get the idea.

This is an example of my sitting-around-the-house-writing-gothic-novels clothes, because I don't really ever go anywhere. Also, you get a glimpse of my unshorn legs because I forgot to put on stockings before putting the corset on. Protip: do everything that needs bending from the waist to be done before lacing yourself into garments that are essentially pretty steel cages.

Yes, it bothers me that these pictures are different sizes. I don't have a good photo-editing program on this piece of shit.

THERE PETITCHAT ARE YOU HAPPY

Dear god I need to dye my hair.

*Yes I named my corset, don't you name your things? And yes, it is named after exactly what you think it's named after.

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If you're lacing yourself I find it easiest to tie it to something and do some walking. Luckily, two of mine have front hooks so I can lace all the way up before hand then tighten it when it's on.

Also, looking good. I'm in love with the shirt you've got on with it.

That's a fantastic idea. I imagine anyone watching me would die laughing, but I try not to get dressed in front of people anyway. XD

And thanks! I picked it up at Kohl's. It's this one.

Pretty! I would love to wear something like that, but i don't see myself doing it... where would i wear it to?! It is gorgeous though. It goes great with the shirt underneath.
You know, that entry you posted about your selfsim.. a couple of weeks ago? In the comparison picture you posted there your selfie kinda looks like you. But these pictures here, it's like looking at your selfsim. Seriously, she looks so much like you. And you have the BV travel poster on the wall next to you :D

Ahahaha, wow, we do! I never noticed XD

And goodness, thank you. I'm glad to hear I got her so close, it'll keep me from neurotically fiddling with her once I have a sim-capable computer.

p.s Are those vintage radios I spy?

p.p.s I will also require pictures of the corset you just ordered. I AM SUCH A NEEDY FRIEND.

re p.s.: Yes they are! You are looking at the fruits of my dad's latest hobby. We have probably two hundred of them scattered around the house.

re p.p.s.: Of course, bb. That one only has eight holes while this one has sixteen (per side, I mean), so it should be waaaay easier to get into.

holy jesus TWO HUNDRED and that is his latest hobby?

this sounds magical.

Oh, yes. His hobby now is refurbishing his motorcycles, but before that it was old radios. Before that, it was bicycles. Before that it was fountain pens...

dear me.