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Hi Cathie,
I too have escaped snowy Connecticut for at least part of the winter. Considering the amount of snowfalls [ it just seems more than average this winter ] I am quite happy to be in Key West Florida again this year. In your recent email, you mentioned that you have not been lacing as tight during your sailboat cruise in the Caribbean? Unless your sail boat is now some kind of luxury yacht, I would suspect that you were not always in air-conditioning when sailing in the Caribbean? Does the hot humid air when sailing present special difficulties? And do you know if women who lived in the Caribbean 2 hundred years ago, laced during the hot part of the year?
We have a small sport fisherman but it does have ac. It is more the necessity for being extremely agile, etc than the temperature and humidity. It stays pretty moderate here in the Bahamas--maximum in the eighties.
Time to go FISHING
Cathie
Hi Cathie & Bob,
In awe of the pictures of you posted on the web. I love the pictures of you in the swimsuits but they got me to wondering:
From what you either wrote to me previously or posted somewhere on the Internet, I understand the swimsuits like the blue and black one are boned and laced like your corsets? And are laced to your current measurements? Can I assume the blue striping on the suit are boning pockets? I guess I had not realized that corset boning was as curved as the blue stripes in that suit? This might be a dumb question - but does that swim suit have a busk [ if that is the right term?] like I assume all your corsets do? I assume the swim suits do not open in front so that might partially eliminate need or desire to have one?
Although I am sure no one could ever doubt your incredibly shapely figure, I have to congratulate the idea of the pictures in gallery 15 & 16. The blue/black swimsuit and the black leather?? corset do a fantastic job of showcasing your wonderful figure. It si fantastic how the corset and swimsuit, show off the contrast between your tiny waist and shapely hips [ I think that is called - your hipspring ???]. I realized you had a beautiful shapely figure by what you had told me in the past and by other pictures but those 2 - [swimsuit and corset] really
Being that I am fair skinned, I always avoided getting sunburned. But I would suspect that you might choose to do some nude [ or semi nude ] sunbathing - like when you are alone on the boat with Bob, for example?? If you did, would getting a sunburn prevent you from lacing until the burn is gone?
Sorry to be so long getting back to you. We were awy and then went on a paid trip to London for TV appearances. Then we went on to Amsterdam to visit our friends t Bizarre design and JC Creations.
Neither bathing suit has a busk--the black one is firm and basically a corset on its own so I wear it on its own. The one with the blue is relatively soft so I wear a short corset underneath.
Re sun: I am basically relatively fair--tan nicely with care but burn readily. I'm not much for "sun bathing" per se--can't just lie around doing nothing--also can't be bothered taking the corset off and on. I am cautious re sun burn in any instance.
Cathie
Hello!
It amazes me the amount of dedication it must have taken to achieve such beautiful results! What a strong character! My question is, aside from corsets which are obviously custom-made, do you have to have all of your clothes sewn just for you or is it mostly lycra? Also, do you wear your beautiful corsets as outter wear everyday or do you wear "ordinary" clothes over your waist training garments? Thanks so much for taking the time to read my silly questions. I am fascinated by corsetry but haven't met someone as refined in this art as yourself to ask before.
Thanks for your note.
Yes, all my "better" clothes are custom as well. Bob is an orthopaedic surgeon and used one of his many talents to make a body cast of me in a corset which we then used as a mold to make dress forms. These are of invaluable help to those sewing for me and are "all over the world".
Just "working around" I tend to wear leggings and an ordinary shirt belted at the waist. I do wear my corset as underwear 24/7 and occasionally wear a corset outfit which shows as a corset on the outside.
My custom clothes are waist defining but, for the most part, are relatively modern in style. I do have a number of "period" outfits which I wear occasionally.
Hope this answers some of your questions--feel free to keep in touch.
Cathie
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