2008 Trend: Tartan
Designers everywhere are taking a cue from the Scottish Highlands and putting tartan on their runways for the Fall/Winter season. Tartan isn’t a new thing, of course. It’s been associated for hundreds of years with the Scots, and, more recently, there was a big tartan trend in the 1980′s (we won’t mention the schoolgirl fetish of the 1990′s. *shudder*).
Tartan also appears in corsets. This season’s Vollers’ collection contains a Tartan underbust corset (shown at left) and even other, independent designers are getting into the tartan trend like the Etsy store VioGemini Designs, which offers both tartan corsets and coordinating fishtail skirts.
I love Etsy.
You know I can’t leave well enough alone, so, after finding Crikey Aphrodite’s etsy store, I had to see who else was selling suspender belts. I really like this garter set by seller Hopeless. It feels very luxe and retro, and, with the right accessorise, could even work as supersexy maid costume for Halloween. She even has a pair of delectable, rufled undies, and I know how some you like your frilly underthings!
Crikey Aphrodite!
That’s the name of the corsetiere from yesterday’s post, and guess what? I just found her Etsy shop. Go here if you’d like to see (or buy!) more of her work, including the two scrumptious garter belts shown below, both retailing for $70 UD.
New hotness.
editing note
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