*narrows eyes suspiciously*

It seems like the Diderot stays are exactly the right proportions. But this cannot be right because corset patterns are always so small and the waists are always proportionally so small as well ... overall there's a 5" difference between my measurements and the diagram's, which I feel gives some squish and then a gap. Sounds about right?

( what I want to do once I have the stays )

Kind of went a little crazy on a person at The Powder Room (site on the Gawker network) because they were really, really wrong about Margaret from Boardwalk Empire. I love Margaret so much you guys, like you don't even know, and if you dismiss her as "yet another nagging, ball-busting wife" and blame the writers for your dislike, I will lose it.

Tim Gunn is so amazing.

( sudden thoughts on 18th century dating stuff )