Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry

About Me

"Hey! I make corsets!" www.TrepidDesigns.com
Turns out that I don't wear this label on my shirt, but I'm seriously considering it.
Trepid Designs has been making corsets since 1999. The affinity for corsetry arose with beginning patternmaking courses in college. With 3 years of sewing skills previously acquired, corset making quickly blossomed into a passion. Each corset requires a minimum of 25 hours of labor. Some of our more elaborate designs and specialty corsets have taken nearly 40 hours.
Once measurements are received we quickly begin drafting a pattern specifically for the individual client according to the chosen style. Next the materials are prepared with pressing and stabilizing. We then carefully cut each piece taking notice to match fabric patterns. After that it's all sewing! As the corset takes its shape, energy is focused on accurate stitching. If you have ever seen a true corset close up you would recognize multitude of seams and topstitching. Our corsets are gracefully sewn to ensure a lifetime of cinching.

My Interests

Sewing, designing & patternmaking, especially for corsets.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who loves what they do in life, or at least is working hard to get there.
p.s. I WELCOME NEW FRIENDS BUT PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF! ;o)

Music:

Wumpscut, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, And One, Covenant, Apoptygma Berzerk, The Cure, Die Form, Enigma, Funker Vogt, Haujobb, Icon of Coil, Imperative Reaction, Leather Strip, New Order, SITD, Snog, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Switchblade Symphony, The Velvet Underground, VNV Nation, X-Marks the Pedwalk, XPQ-21,

Movies:

Titus, Merlin, Labyrinth, 10th Kingdom, The Mists of Avalon, Howl's Moving Castle

Television:

Lost, Carnivale, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Sewing shows that never hold enough ratings to stay on air.

Books:

Couture Sewing Techniques, Jane Eyre, Threads Magazine, Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events

Heroes:

Anyone trying to follow their dreams.

My Blog

bloody corset ... The Sanguinarian

First off, sorry if you received a bunch of emails about the blog, I..m just learning how to work with video posting.Second, I know that I bulletined this, but since most people get at least 20 bullet...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:24:00 PST

Voltaire w/ Creature Feature

I am selling tickets!!!! Check my calendar to see where I will be next.Trepid Designs {Custom Corsetry}Gothic San DiegoMarionette ProductionsandDark Prince StudiosPresent:Voltairewith special gue...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:25:00 PST

Crayons

We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty, and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. ..:namespace pr...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:17:00 PST

What subcategory of goth best fits you?... Old School Goth, of course!

http://quizfarm.com/images/1148546867v3n15_A&I-Goth[1].j pg">> You scored as Old-school Goth. You are an old-school goth. Forget Tina and Rogue, your idols are still Siouxsie and Peter and Fat Bob,...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:04:00 PST

... and whoever does will have a place in my heart

I'm a level 5 recycler. I don't throw away anything that casts a shadow. Oh, it's so decomposed! Any pocket mulchers out there?...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:13:00 PST

Hmmm... :S

This might explain why I am a good patternmaker.... (Not sure about the results though since Lisa's also said: "Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.") Anna...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:43:00 PST

The Little Brown Dress

My sister-in-law sent me this fantastic article about a woman making a statement in a very simple way. "What she did intend was to make "one small, personal attempt to confront consumerism." Ma...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 06:00:00 PST

Lifestyle

In France, most people walk throughout the day, shop for fresh produce daily and spend two hours savoring meals. But how will a French diet work in America, where we think walking to work is a b...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:44:00 PST

Dreaming Soul

You Are a Dreaming Soul Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this worldSo much so that you tend to live in your head most of the timeYou have great dreams and ambitions that ...
Posted by Trepid Designs Custom Corsetry on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:18:00 PST