corsets

Due to the frequent mention of corsets recently, plus a severe amount of perving over the Vollers et al on-line shops, I have developed a deep and intense need to add to my rather meagre collection of glorious waist- cinching boned scrummyness.

Now as it happens my local lingery shop has been promising me that they have ordered in some special xmas stock, so today i strolled in nonchalantly to see if it had apperared.

Bliss.
*heart*

There, on the stand over the tiny bits of lace they describe as corsets, but which wouldn't hold a butterfly upright , was the most glorous heavy busked, deep boned corset.
All heavy weight satin, deep aubergine and black, with 4 bows at the suspender points at the bottom, and 2 at the top.
And only £99.00!!!!!!!!!!

And you know what?

It was too short!

*sob*
*howl*
*throw myself down and kick my heels on the floor in frustration*

If I put it so that my boobs just mounded in the froth of lace at the top [ it was one of those straight top ones where your boobs become a heaving mass of soft roundness ] then it flared out too far at the waist [ even when laced tightly ]
If I put it so that it fit snuggly over my hips and cinched my waist where it ought to, then my boobs cascaded over the top at the slightest hint of breathing, which was very definately NOT what I had in mind for this particular item of gorgeous girlyness.
* blush*

So

I have resigned myself to taking all the fiddly measurements and spending at least twice the above price and getting one made-to-measure.

But they are all soooooooooo luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurvly.
How will i ever choose?

Bah.

I wanted it NOW.
:(