Certain terms get thrown around a lot when it comes to corsets and this can make shopping for one a bit confusing. We carry a wide range of corsets from $25 – $200, with most falling in the $35 – $55 range. When trying out a new company, we actually disassemble one of their corsets [...]
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Clearing up a little corset confusion
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, tagged cincher, corset, corsets, fashion corset, overbust corset, steel boned corset, steel boning, underbust corset, waist cincher, waspie on December 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Great place to find costume resources, photos and features
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks, tagged costume resource, costumers guide, costuming on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What first started as the Padawans Guide for Star Wars costume resources has grown into a new seperate site called the Costumers Guide. You’ll find great costume resources, ideas, photos and features to inspire and guide you on your next costume creation.
How to choose the right size bustier
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks, tagged 80s madonna, being erica, bustier, erin karpluk, madonna costume on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Having trouble choosing your bustier size for the Madonna costume? Getting the right fit on these can be tricky because of the built-in bra cups. You want it to fit your waist and hips without the cups being too big or small. The bodice is made of stretch lace, so that helps with the fit. [...]
How to measure for your LeeLoo costume suspenders
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks, tagged 5th element costume, lee loo, leeloo, leeloo costume, leeloo dallas on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Futuristic Element costume takes detailed measurements. Here’s help figuring out how to do it. You can do it yourself, but it will be more accurate if you have help! Bust Measurement: measure around chest at widest part Below Bust Measurement: measure just below bust Waist Measurement: measure at your smallest part Hip Measurement: measure [...]
Frequently asked questions about Slave Leia costumes
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks, tagged slave girl, slave leia, star wars on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This portion of the blog will address many of the questions people have about Slave Leia. More Q & A will be added as questions come in! Send your questions to: info@threemusesclothing.com Q. Who is Slave Leia? A. Slave Leia refers to the costume based on the outfit worn by Princess Leia when she is captured, enslaved and [...]
How to do Freddy Krueger Make-Up
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To get the burned nasty look shown here with my Freddy Krueger outfit, I started with 3-D Gel by Mehron. The instructions with it say to simply put it in a cup of hot water and wait until it liquifies. I had the big 2 fl.oz. bottle, and it refused to do anything but get [...]
Freddy Krueger costume: from packaged piece to costume couture
Posted in Costume Tips and Tricks on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Halloween, as the owner of Three Muses, I was insanely busy. With no time to create a costume from scratch, I picked one that I couldn’t sell because it arrived damaged. The sexy Freddy Krueger costume by Rubies looked pretty cool, but as soon as I took it out of the package, one of [...]
