tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1309776570588500888..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Is My Girdle Making Me Dumb?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68171650453045021932013-07-28T02:00:53.144-04:002013-07-28T02:00:53.144-04:00Whatever about the brain I know that a girdle cuts...Whatever about the brain I know that a girdle cuts off the blood supply to my bottom!<br />This happens after sitting on a hard chair in my girdle for some time. <br />But it actually feels nice back there on such occasions and it's harmless. <br />But I simply can't recommend a girdle enough, you get so used to it and it does such wonders for us all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71657277154611439022013-07-04T17:45:17.268-04:002013-07-04T17:45:17.268-04:00I also have a bit of a belly, not from giving up s...I also have a bit of a belly, not from giving up smoking, but just from age and the fact of gravity standing up erect. I found Katie and my corsetier both right, when in a girdle just keep those belly muscles always well relaxed do not pull them in when sitting standing and walking, in otherwords do not worry about your stomach muscles, let the girdle just hold and support them. Before I was fitted in a girdle I kept trying to pull in my belly and I kept trying to have good posture, now after being fitted and learning to keep those stomach muscles always relaxed I feel absolutly fantastic and I always have great posture, in all honesty I do not even mind any more having a bit of belly just as long of course I am in a girdle every day. I agree it does take a little time to get completly use to being in a firm boned girdle everyday. Is it worth it, very much so, I found that once I could keep those belly muscles always relaxed and not worry about them and let the girdle do its thing wow I found dramatic increase in energy and confidence, I am amazed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2045155921905653962013-02-19T13:34:44.209-05:002013-02-19T13:34:44.209-05:00Yes, indeed, I have always loved the way my bottom...Yes, indeed, I have always loved the way my bottom is held up by a girdle, I love that hugging feeling. It's luxurious. It probably makes us lazy being trussed up so nicely that we don't have to make any effort at all ourselves. I wouldn't be without my girdle and longline for anything. It makes me look gorgeous especially under a pencil skirt.Gillianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87847344414840328812013-02-19T13:25:55.787-05:002013-02-19T13:25:55.787-05:00I put on some fat after giving up smoking last yea...I put on some fat after giving up smoking last year. A g/f suggested a girdle, in fact she washed one of her OBG , a Playtex 18 hour, and fitted it on me. Of course stockings had to be worn to anchor it. But it did the job and now I have grown to actually like wearing them. And the nylon stockings are a lovely experience too. I wear the Barely Black coloured Hold Ups suspendered. <br />It's fabulous, I simply can't understand why so many women don't wear them any more. All it does is it takes time, depending on the individual, to get used to it all and even get to like it. It feels great being held up all the time, especially the belly and bottom being supported like that. And that shiny front panel looks fabulous where my belly used to be!<br />I think everybody should try a girdle for a while, give it a chance, and see. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88415213084067289882012-11-03T17:29:45.168-04:002012-11-03T17:29:45.168-04:00So just let that belly GO, don't hold it, don&...So just let that belly GO, don't hold it, don't ever suck it in, your girdle does all that for you very powerfully and very comfortably too. And let's face it who wants the big rounds of her bottom jiggling through her skirt either, that's quite horrible to look at. Instead let the girdle curve your bottom real sexily and enjoy it hugging you so wonderfully as it does. <br />I always wear a girdle that has a waistband too, as it's the one place that helps assert our femininity - and when you really want to get your breasts jutting out at their finest , wear a longline bra too, but get used to your girdle first. <br />I've developed a bit of a belly since I gave up smoking, Thank God, six months ago, I've compensated by wearing a smaller size girdle until it goes back in. Katie Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589385552723431803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1384023462432549292012-11-03T17:10:59.231-04:002012-11-03T17:10:59.231-04:00I always say that the biggest trick you can learn ...I always say that the biggest trick you can learn to be comfy in a girdle is to let your belly go into the front panel of your girdle. Everything else follows until your entire middle lets itself go and be held up by your girdle. And I have always enjoyed my bottom being held up so firmly by a girdle. I actually like the way a girdle holds me firm, I really enjoy that, and being able to wear nylon stockings with the girdle's suspenders ( garters USA) is the icing on the cake. And the way it moulds me to perfection is fabulous. <br />It does take time to achieve all this , and how much time depends on the person concerned, and you'll eventually get to a stage like me when you hate being out of the girdle for too long. <br /><br />And Gertie you have a lovely figure too in your girdle.Thanks for this amusing article Katie Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589385552723431803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19939021606513567362012-07-18T08:06:20.524-04:002012-07-18T08:06:20.524-04:00Katie is absolutly correct. It does take a little...Katie is absolutly correct. It does take a little getting us to be be in a decent girdle. It is best to locate a Professional Corsetier for both a fitting and some consulting. Once you are fitted in the right kind of make and model girdle it takes a little learning how to properly ut on the girdle. You need to lay down on your bed, lean way back, pull up your legs then pull up the girdle, hook up the hooks eyes and pull up the zipper, now stand up. Make sure while in a girdle you keep your stomach muscles well relaxed, let the girdle just hold and support you. Put on a girdle in your daily routine, wake up clean up put on your girdle each and every morning. You will find over a few days to a few weeks you do become very comfortable in being in a girdle, you will love the positive effect a girdle will have on your figure, your posture, and surprisingly you will find you have a dramatic increase in energy and confidence, you will be amazed. Wearing a girdle has always been a "Women's Best Kept Secret". Come and join us at http://www.voy.com/224381/ to discuss girdles, it is fun and we can learn a lot from you experience.Tom Sliefernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47268653739965809112012-03-06T22:45:13.103-05:002012-03-06T22:45:13.103-05:00The secret that today's girls don't know, ...The secret that today's girls don't know, and that is that once you train in a girdle it can be a joy to wear. You do actually forget you have it on, and when you think of it it's just a nice firmness around you, a lovely hug particularly around your bottom. It holds you up, the support and comfort can be awesome. But it's lovely to take it off going to bed, then you get so you can't wait to get it on in the morning to feel all that fab support. A girdle becomes so nice to wear eventually, in fact the support is so good you wonder how you ever lived without it. The way it holds your tummy up and in is awesome to feel, your bottom begins to feel petted. Yes the bottom hem binds your thighs together but you know this is so your girdle hem won't show through your skirt, and I certainly don't begrudge my waist nipped in a couple of inches either . It's very important to keep it down over your bottom at the back and to fasten your back suspenders first to anchor it. Then to grasp it by the top in front and pull it up before you start to fasten each front supender - and then lift each leg off the floor so you can feel the tight draw on your back suspender as you fasten the front suspender on that leg. And each time wiggle a little bit so the girdle mini-adjusts itself comfortably round your rear, done!<br /><br />Well now that your belly is flattened and your bottom lovely and tight - it's actually a nice feeling, it's so snug. <br />Now make a cuppa , sit down, and let your belly go! this is hugely important because when you let your belly go all of you relaxes into your girdle then, and now you just feel support, blessed support, firmness all around and nothing else. And now you begin to know how we wear girdles all the time, because it's enjoyable as they do a lovely job. <br />A girdle is so delightful to wear, once you know how, that it makes you feel good as it makes you look lovely. <br />Now go look in the mirror and see what it does for you, go on and move your hands around your girdle and marvel at it, at yourself, your hands feel it to be hard but inside it you feel it soft against you, I can never get over the way it holds me up so beautifully.<br />Yes, I have to bend with my knees and sit up a bit straighter, that's more graceful, and it's a bit difficult to scearch an itch . <br /><br />Now on with your clothes and off and let the world see and admire your fabulous figure ( it's for me to know and them to find out ! ) .Katie Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589385552723431803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86608942171222962752011-12-15T11:56:20.320-05:002011-12-15T11:56:20.320-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Gertrudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4515111925043493382011-12-15T10:20:49.274-05:002011-12-15T10:20:49.274-05:00I googled this topic because I am sitting here fee...I googled this topic because I am sitting here feeling like I have lost all circulation to my midsection and in turn my brain. I am really seriously considering ditching the dress and the ultra tight Lycra. I feel as though a boulder is crushing the life out of me. Not a good way to head out the door to a funeral. <br />Glad to know I am not alone. How did my grandmother do this. Shucks, she sported heels to the office each day too. Gee maybe that is what ruined her feet.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135456666823026419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40544583937266805452011-06-02T08:59:44.175-04:002011-06-02T08:59:44.175-04:00I have read several of Katie Cahill's posting ...I have read several of Katie Cahill's posting on the internet concerning girdles. She is correct with her advise from my own personal experience with wearing a girdle it does take some getting use to, and it can be somewhat uncomfortable at first. Try to think of it as buying a new pair of shoes. It is very important to be fitted and consulted by a Professional Corsetier. The hardest part of getting use to being in a very firm boned and zippered girdle is to learn how to relax ones stomach muscles and let the girdle just hold shape and support you. Once I could do that I found a dramatic increase in energy and confidence, and I felt absolutly fantasic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72067734301067393792011-04-21T19:19:33.640-04:002011-04-21T19:19:33.640-04:00I wear a girdle , open bottom Playtex 18-hour , al...I wear a girdle , open bottom Playtex 18-hour , all the time. But then I trained in them since very young, 13 years of age. And I just kept it up as others left them off through the years, I was so used to it and even gotten to like it. And though a normal natural figure ( size 14 - 12 in girdle) I have always worn one from up in the morning to bed at night. <br />The girdle holds me up, its front panel flattens my belly, and hips and thighs smoothed out, I like and enjoy the uplift it gives to my backside too. Waist - 2 inches off . <br />You'll get used to it and even enjoy its suppi<br />ort afer a while and love what it does for you too. <br />Little tips are to leave it down over your backside so it will give you a lovely hug behind, pull it right up over your belly, sort of 'arch' into it , then do up your back suspenders ( garters) first. <br />yes, even when used to girdles like I am you'll still feel them from time to time , but only the firmness around you when you think of it , a well - fitted girdle becomes quite easy to wear all the time, and of course I absolutely love the nylons that go with them .<br />So, yes, girdles are fab when you're used to them , after a few months daily wear every day - depends on the person really. That's what I find. In no time at all it's true, you will forget you have it on- but know when it's off! <br />Go for the 18-hour Playtex, it's still available, it's the best girdle ever made, comfy , hard-wearing , pretty. <br />Source frombest shapewear http://www.one-piece-dress.com , link: http://www.one-piece-dress.com/shapewear-wear/young-women-wearing-girdles.htmlKatie Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589385552723431803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80212047102673254042010-11-11T16:28:13.416-05:002010-11-11T16:28:13.416-05:00I love those old retro dresses! Thanks for the pos...I love those old retro dresses! Thanks for the post!retro wiggle dresshttp://queenofheartz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4304869004508793302010-01-23T13:01:37.245-05:002010-01-23T13:01:37.245-05:00Holy Cow - I guess this ages me....when I first st...Holy Cow - I guess this ages me....when I first started wearing adult female clothes that included the girdle, and hosiery straps (there were no patty hose), and a "real" lady was never seen outside the home without her girdle on. I also had a philosophy that my grandmother had no back probs cause she was a firm advocate of this philosophy and had the girdle as a support for her back....who knows. But I also think that if she were alive today would trade her girdle for a pair of Spanx any day!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76815177756512811522010-01-23T03:33:11.838-05:002010-01-23T03:33:11.838-05:00Corsets, girdles and long line bras are ok if you ...Corsets, girdles and long line bras are ok if you accept them in your head. Yes, of course they restrict movement and can uncomfortable. But then most clothes are like that, remember your first bra, first pair of real heels? (for men it’s their first shave). Have you tried putting on a pair of smart shoes after a few weeks in beach sandals.<br /><br />I can remember back to the early 1960s when firm girdles and long line bras were usual for best occasions. I was VERY uncomfortable in my first dress with tight armor plate underneath, but everyone said I looked nice and we all suffered together, so it was not so terrible.<br /><br />I’ve worn historical corsets in theatre and put actresses into Victorian corsets. Some girls love it (as some posts here) and others panic and want to be unlaced (also like some here!) Victorian mothers put their little girls into boned corsets at around 12 yeas, so corsets were normal for them. If they said “I can’t move as I want’ then mother would have said “good, that will stop you being unladylike”.<br /><br />Fashion is fun!<br /><br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41338107827149087492010-01-22T19:10:00.810-05:002010-01-22T19:10:00.810-05:00errrr.....I wear corsets on a regular-ish basis, a...errrr.....I wear corsets on a regular-ish basis, and I love the little bit of light headedness that comes from pulling the laces in just a *bit* more...<br /><br />It reminds me of when I first started smoking and used to get a head-rush from cigarettes - and since I quit ages ago, it's about the closest thing to a vice that I've got! :DBinkydollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114235723389534329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20465218987544358262010-01-22T13:32:46.801-05:002010-01-22T13:32:46.801-05:00My grandmother used to have one of those rubbery g...My grandmother used to have one of those rubbery girdles that was made with pinholes, probably for the sweat that poured off the wearer's skin. Today's Spanx, etc. seem to be designed to give the wearer a sleek look, but I once heard a woman say that in her day a woman wore a girdle so she wouldn't jiggle, which was considered unladylike.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126888706007018348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78718149010758534462010-01-22T08:09:36.927-05:002010-01-22T08:09:36.927-05:00Oh, Gertie, this really sounds a bit scary. I don&...Oh, Gertie, this really sounds a bit scary. I don't think that you should "get used to" a garment that interferes with your lung capacity, blood circulation, or ability to think. The problem is not you, it's the girdle! <br /><br />And coming from the perspective of "it's not the body that's the problem, it's the pattern/garment - so let's alter the PATTERN, not the PERSON," I really don't think it makes sense to train yourself to compensate for reduced blood flow to your brain! If there is no way to size/alter a foundation garment to get the shaping without the side effects, I think it's far better to alter what you're wearing than to train yourself to accept the unacceptable. Altering vintage fashions to fit your actual body rather than molding your body into an unrealistic-for-many-women silhouette would certainly be a reasonable way to do this.Cekahttp://www.localizing.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-9644747350819185272010-01-22T07:22:33.754-05:002010-01-22T07:22:33.754-05:00I recently bought a gooooorgeous longline to wear ...I recently bought a gooooorgeous longline to wear under my 50's dresses, too. It really makes the dress look more... Something. Mine doesn't restrict too much or take a whole lot off my waist, it seems to stabilize my waist measurement which seems to make wearing ease unnecessary. I find it to be really comfortable, too. <br /><br />The only problem is that it is made of synthetic fibres and doesn't breathe. I live in a viciously tropical climate of long humid summers. Disgusting.<br /><br />The other small problem is that I kind of hate putting the thing on. I have to pull it over my head and wriggle into it, such a pain in the backside. If I could find a nicely fitting, natural fiber (wool with silk lined cups maybe with slightly more aggressive boning to make up for the lack of elasticine?) longline that fastened up the front, I think I would buy 7 of them and wear them every day. Damn it, now I'm designing one in my head to sew up. <br /><br />No way. <br /><br />I draw the (long?) line... <br /><br />As it is, despite the appealing silhouette and relative lack of dizziness, I don't see me wearing one unless I really want to look my absolute best. I mean when I want to channel Joan and Betty Draper and leave a trail of destruction. <br /><br />Side note Re: wearing ease... When you're going to wear a girdle with a dress, do you go by your girdled measurements? Do you alter it down to carefully, precisely follow your girdled lines?Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235341738044433500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89380742237854287552010-01-21T22:25:58.566-05:002010-01-21T22:25:58.566-05:00I think it's both physical and psychological. ...I think it's both physical and psychological. If the fit is wrong, then you could be cutting circulation or even putting pressure on nerves. If the fit is correct and you can take deep breaths without impairment, then it's probably more psychological. <br /><br />I've worn a variety of corsets for historical reenactment and I'm quite comfortable with them. I've observed that for some people, the feeling of being restrained can cause psychological distress ranging from "not feeling right" to "get it off me!". <br /><br />I had that sort of feeling when I had to wear wrist braces for a while. The constant feeling of restriction was nagging my brain incessantly and I found it very difficult to concentrate and focus on work.<br /><br />So if parts of you aren't turning blue and you aren't choking, then it is probably just your brain getting used to part your body being restricted.The Retro Seamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188780924576026963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82568682977505981102010-01-21T21:51:35.470-05:002010-01-21T21:51:35.470-05:00You are not off base. Remember the "Gone wit...You are not off base. Remember the "Gone with the Wind" scene where Scarlett is being laced into her undergarments? Women actually passed out from having their waists made too small. It cuts off the oxygen to your brain!PaTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66644887680419090782010-01-21T20:29:54.764-05:002010-01-21T20:29:54.764-05:00No offence, and because the way we fit bras and co...No offence, and because the way we fit bras and corsetry in the UK is different to the US and mainland Europe I'm not surprised some are having problems. With a strapped bra at least 80% of the support should come from around the ribcage, although this changes the bigger the bust. People who feel they are proportioned fuller through the waist, should try a a longer line bra to the hip or a full corselette (open or closed) which don't have the opportunity to cut into the body at the waist or bottom of the ribcage. They are sometimes lightly boned in the body to provide structure, but any support is taken through the body of the bra down past waist level. The hoisery versions of Spanx are sized according to height vs weight, lingerie Spanx sized according to that companies decisions about what proportions to grade sizes vs the stretch of the knit fabric. <br />In terms of modern longline bras, which at mass manufacture there are at least four main lengths. All are dependant on body types and there is a certain amount of ease through the ribcage and diaphram that should be allowed for more comfort. The body of a longline is mainly produced along the lines that it is an average proportion to that cup, much like cup sized swimwear, which is sometimes why they don't fit the average body perfectly.<br />I'm sorry, I've tried to cover the main points of getting the best fit of them very quickly, but I hope you get the gist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15499451334837346742010-01-21T17:26:25.682-05:002010-01-21T17:26:25.682-05:00You guys are on fire today! Vonnegut references an...You guys are on fire today! Vonnegut references and everything! I'm impressed. <br /><br />Kerry, I really want you to run that experiement. I think it would be fun for us all to hang out in a lab together, wearing face masks and girdles.Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89024420036784682212010-01-21T16:30:21.713-05:002010-01-21T16:30:21.713-05:00This is funny, Gertie. Though probably not for you...This is funny, Gertie. Though probably not for you during that presentation! I remember when I first started to wear a cincher; it was definitely something I had to get used to. The first time I wore it out to a soul night and danced all night I thought I was going to pass out! But I wonder now if it was just being so conscious of wearing of extra stuff, because I never, ever have any problems with it now and in fact, like the Mad Men girls, I love it. Of course they're not for everyone!<br /><br />Sorry if I missed this in the post, but is your longline a particular brand?lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803974098934443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2843941202313737512010-01-21T15:48:30.935-05:002010-01-21T15:48:30.935-05:00I don't have much to add, as BaronessVonVintag...I don't have much to add, as BaronessVonVintage says all the biological/anatomical issues of this problem, and I also think Nancy K has a good point... I still understand the 'problem' with wearing vintage garments and not obtaining the right silhouette without the proper underwear. I might be lucky with my hourglass shape, but I'd rather alter my vintage patterns to modern underwear, using cuts that emphasize the waist and get as-close-as vintage look than having digestion disorders and problems breathing... Too comfortable or sensible? I don't know...frk.bustadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905037626664748421noreply@blogger.com