Lilac Fairy- En Pointe
Corsetry as an original foundation of ballet is often overlooked. Many of the ideals of carriage and motion hark back to the original clothing worn for ballet which was not like a modern bodice....
Laurie Tavan
A Venetian Affair- An Afternoon at Caffe Florian- Bellevue Club
Photos courtesy and copyright Philip Pavliger, one of my favorite photographers.
Romantic Tutu- layering
Romantic tutu time #tulle #ballet #tutu #foundationsrevealedcontest #foundationsrevealed with @ladybreabrea A photo posted by LT Laurie Tavan (@ltlaurietavan) on Jan 12, 2017 at 10:31am PST Breanna mentioned Marion’s article when I couldn’t find a...
A new trick- cardboard corset form
When preparing to attend the 2015 Oxford Conference of Corsetry, the organizer and corsery fellow Julia Bremble suggested we think about doing forms for our corsets for display. I have seen this done in...
Winchester Mystery House- Ghost
I had the pleasure to work my friend Peter Overstreet bringing to life one of the ghosts for the Winchester Mystery house tours for Halloween. Here is a screen capture from one of the...
Silver & Gold
This outfit was put together as two separate pieces for an event with the intention of finishing it off as a complete full length gown. It was fun to play around with having the...
Catherine D’Lish Robe
For Valentines Day this year my husband gifted me a custom robe from Catherine D’Lish. Quite a luxury. I’ve lounged around in it, eaten jam on crumpets in it, taken it on vacation, and...
Marianne Wedding Reception Corset Collaboration
Now I slightly strong armed my way into Marianne’s ( PopAntique ) wedding corset project. When Marianne told me her plan to pass her reception corset around, to be decorated by many makers, my...
Gala Night
So instead of spending 3 hours on my own hair…. I just popped on “Betsy” and was ready to go. Lynn Mcmasters loaned me this wonderful hat she made as an example for one...
Tease me, You’ll Flip Class
I have realized, through many hours of dressing my own hair, that I need more wigs for different eras. There are only so many 3 hour sessions I want to spend trying to make...
Costume College- On the way
This year I was not overly prepared for Costume college. I managed to power through jet lag from our family vacation, pack, and hop right back on a plane, this time to LA. This...
Modeling for Lynn McMasters patterns
Full photoshoot modeling with Breanna Bayba for Lynn Mcmasters available on my photography page. Here are a few of the looks: The floral underskirt was made by Breanna and paired with an inprogress print...
Side-tie Knickers
Red on red & Cream on red- both lovely: Finished three pairs of #panties yesterday #lovemesoneknickers #lingerie #luxurylingerie #nightsoflaur A post shared by LT Laurie Tavan (@ltlaurietavan) on Jun 26, 2016 at 1:15pm PDT
Vienna, Austria at the Hofburg Palace Balls
I love to see where gowns from our shop make their way out in the world. My client was kind enough to share some images of the lovely Wisteria in Velvet gown at her...
18th century A la Turque
A la Turque Outfit by Laurie Tavan Corsetry & Gowns Hat headpiece by Lynn Mcmasters Hat Patterns – Out of a Portrait Earrings and turquoise necklace by Dames a la Mode Shoes by American...
