Hanging things from UNDER the bodice

[Rani Zemirah]

A bit of overkill here, I know... but I just couldn't resist the example!  

This is called... The Tactical Corset.

[Rowan MacD]

M'lady uses a fabric ring belt.  She simply got 1" wide fabric belting, a 2" brass ring and a lenghth of trim that is not quite as wide as the belt.  She sewed the trim onto the belt to make it prettier than the plain white or black.  Then she sewed the brass ring into one end and folded and sewed the opposite end so that it didn't come undone.  PRESTO!  Fabric ring belt!  Strong enough to hold everything you need but not bulky at all!  She puts on her skirts and such and before putting on the bodice she puts on the belt and after tying it, tucks the belt tail behind her forepart so it doesn't show.  then she puts the bodice on and she has a belt to hold whatever she wants and it doesn't show.  Hope that helps.

I just finished a velveteen and decorated trim fabric ring belt (took me about 2 hours, including cutting, turning and ironing). It looks pretty good. I was very lucky to find a trim that incorporated a similar vine pattern to match my bodice.  I mean to wear it outside the bodice, so I needed to compliment the decoration. It's about 2.5" wide and the trim down the center is 1".  The finished length is a bit over 54".  I suppose I could wear that under the bodice. I'll see what that looks like....
   I will only be attaching a small purse (I have a blue/black  beaded and fringed Victorian pouch that should look good) and I should be able to use my mug strap to make removing the pouch easier (snap rather than tie).
  I will miss my leather belt/mug/and big pouch, but they don't go with the outfit.

I love the Tac Corsets *sigh* I just have no where to wear them..

[Lady Rebecca]

^Pictures please?

[Rowan MacD]

^Pictures please?

Will do!
  I will see if I can post a pic of the belt alone, if I can get the detail in the trim to show up.  It was nearly the same ivy pattern as the Morseca over skirt.  As a bonus it also has tiny blue flowers and green leaves, matching the predominant colors in the outfit.  I found it at Hancock's fabrics.
 

Drat-I have a new computer-I can't figure out how to load pictures from it to here.