We've been thinking about a line of tops for a while, particularly as the requests have become more and more frequent, so we sat down last month and drafted a few patterns and mocked them up to check the designs. Finally, after rejecting several styles-neckline too high, too low, too boxy, too ruffly-we decided on one that we all liked and made up a few to send out to family to wear and test for us.
After wearing the top for a few days, washing it several times, and checking the fit when worn with skirts, jeans, under corsets, under jackets, we received a resoundingly positive feedback. The top suits all bust shapes and sizes as the bust section is elasticated, the sleeves don't cut into the upper arms as they are also elasticated, and the length sits perfectly on the hips, so can be worn under corsets or on its own with jeans or one of our skirts without looking too long and generally silly.
We've made up a trial run so far to see how they sell, and will make more in the future if they sell well.
We've currently made them up in black and white plain cottons-the staple colours in every girls wardrobe, and versatile enough to go with any of our corsets and skirts.
The tops have been made up in as many sizes as we could make, though there are more of the popular sizes, such as a medium and large as these will fit a larger range of figures, but there are of course several tops in sizes xsmall, small, xlarge and xxlarge.
So, now when asked if we have a top to wear under our corsets, we can proudly say that yes, we do have one and it's awesome, if we do say so ourselves.
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