Description
Mae was the first corset from What Katie Did to feature gored hips.
The shape falls somewhere between Morticia and Gina: it's not quite as extremely curvy as the former, but slightly more so than the latter; with a longer-line busk.
The beauty of the goring is that the waist be cinched down as tightly as you like, with very little compression of the hips; resulting in a very pronounced hourglass shape.
Those with a large waist-hip ratio look particularly spectacular in Mae, as with all our gored hip designs. Unlike Morticia though, Mae is designed to suit most body shapes, and can help create a more wasp-waisted silhouette for modern figures.
The shape falls somewhere between Morticia and Gina: it's not quite as extremely curvy as the former, but slightly more so than the latter; with a longer-line busk.
The beauty of the goring is that the waist be cinched down as tightly as you like, with very little compression of the hips; resulting in a very pronounced hourglass shape.
Those with a large waist-hip ratio look particularly spectacular in Mae, as with all our gored hip designs. Unlike Morticia though, Mae is designed to suit most body shapes, and can help create a more wasp-waisted silhouette for modern figures.
Details
What Katie Did corsets are made up of several layers: base fabric: 100% cotton twill, 100% cotton lining fabric, an internal waist stay and the face (or fashion) fabric. A combination of spiral and flat steel boning is used. Two piece grommets and washers are used at the back, placed between boning, whilst all of our corsets feature a steel busk at the front.
* Satin with cotton lining
* Modesty panel
* Stainless steel busk front opening
* Back laced
* Combination of 12 flat and spiral steel bones
* Each corset is made by hand by one corsetier from start to finish
* Specialist dry clean
* length along front busk 11.5"
* side length from underarm to waist 4.75"
* side length from waist to bottom 6.5"
Size & Fit
These corsets are designed to work hard and reduce your waist by up to 4 inches. Please deduct 3 to 4 inches from your normal waist measurement to work out your corset size: a natural waist of 28 inches will give a corset size of 24 inches, whilst a natural waist size of 29 inches will give a corset size of 26 inches. Several experienced corset wearers have purchased a size smaller than they normally do. Most suited to vintage figures with a waist 10 inches (or more) smaller than the hip.
