This year, I was lucky enough to review my first leather underbust corset! The wonderful folks at MISStreated sent the Vivienne corset my way in exchange for an honest review. My greatest apologies to them for taking so long! I can’t wait until I finish school and blogging can be much higher on my list of priorities.
MISStreated is an online Canadian boutique for corsets, lingerie, costumes, fetish and bondage wear, and other items of an adult nature. If you’re lucky enough to live in Canada in the Olds to Airdrie, Alberta region, you can even host a corset party! The folks who run MISStreated were wonderful to work with, even if their website isn’t up to the standard I would like to see in an up-and-coming boutique. I had trouble reading paragraphs of large text and I had certainly hoped for larger and more detailed pictures of their products. There isn’t any sizing information for customers to understand what a “small” really means, and shipping gets quite expensive for the price range that their corsets fall into. I would absolutely love to see someone re-vamp MISStreated’s website because I think they could draw in more customers with an easier-to-navigate format that gave out more details for each product.
Despite any confusion regarding the website, my contact at MISStreated helped me pick out the right size and even let me choose a different size g-string to go with my corset! I would suggest that anyone looking to purchase a clothing item from MISStreated go ahead and contact them for some wonderful personalized customer service.
When Vivienne arrived, I couldn’t be happier. My mother actually opened the original shipping package, which must have been rather discreet otherwise I surely would have heard it from her. Since I had just left to go back to school, she sent the corset over to me in all its original packaging but the box. Vivienne was carefully wrapped in tissue paper and came with a leather and elastic g-string, a small re-sealable baggie of detachable garters, and a good helping of beautiful business cards for me to give my friends. The price tag was even hand-written. It made me smile to think that such care had been put into mailing my corset.
The corset itself is almost perfect. I ordered mine in a Large after doing a bit of research on general corset sizing. Allure, the company that seems to make the Vivienne, say in their general lingerie size chart that a Large is appropriate for a 30″ waist, 38″ bust, and a 40″ hip. I personally have a 30″ waist, 34″ bust, and a 35″ hip. When choosing my sizes I knew I wanted a corset tight enough to fit snugly but comfortable enough not to play against my claustrophobia. I also knew that I would prefer something that would tighten up to an appropriate size rather than a corset that was simply too small. I also worked with the MISStreated staff to help with the estimate.
I would say my size choice was appropriate considering the guesswork involved. I lace my corset up as tightly as possible, but it is comfortable and snug on my body. The only area which isn’t tight enough for my taste is the piece right under my breasts. I was hoping that it would be extremely constricting but the shape of the corset flares out slightly at the top. The corset itself is a beautiful piece of work; the front and back are pink with a gold, black, and blue brocade pattern throughout. The sides and the edges are soft black leather. The back contains the main lacing area but there are also laces at the bottom of the sides. I love this design because it allows one to adjust for different shaped bodies between the waist and hips. The corset lacing is a soft but thick rope that allows for a proper lacing style; one tightens the corset from the top and bottom, meeting the laces in the middle to tie off in a bow or knot. The boning in this corset is also real steel, which really excites me! I can feel the difference when I’m wearing it and, unlike my cheap Charlotte Russe fashion corsets, my Vivienne corset retains its shape even after a lot of wear.
The accompanying g-string is surprisingly comfortable as well! I got a size Small, which worked out perfect for my size. The front V-shape is soft leather to match the corset, while the strings are a flat elastic. From first glance, I expected the g-string to be extraordinarily uncomfortable. Surprisingly, the shape sits well on my hips and my Mound of Venus. I love the way it looks, too!1
The garters are made of a strong fabric with a little bit of elasticity to it. They adjust from 6.5″ to 10.5″ and I believe they will hold up for a very long time.
If you’re looking for a high-quality corset with excellent customer service behind its sale, I highly suggest you visit MISStreated and find something that fits your lifestyle. Be sure to look around at their other products as well!
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