CORSET TEA SALON

antebellum's CORSET TEA SALON was a cinch!

the corset enthusiast crowd came out to sip tea and honor the art of corsetry.

corsetiere to the stars~ SIMONE C. WILLIAMS gave an informal lecture about the history of corseting with some visual aids, her collection of books on the subject including~

 FASHION & FETISHISM by david kunzle.

i gave a little lecture about the creation of joel~peter witkin's~ WOMAN ONCE A BIRD~ that i styled way back in 1993.

our tea guests included~

simone c. williams

violet maven talea

splink

darren

mistress alicia  de soto

renfield

cindy

mistress ivonna & her boy from munich

ricardo carraza helped me serve tea and boil water with a sturdy hand & limp wrist.

i served my charming tea guests~

gentlemen's black tea, (a mix of ceylon & assam black teas) hand~blended with dried orange zest from my victory garden.

a selection of cheese, spinach or potato boregs

nutella turnovers

apple turnovers

medjool dates

candied ginger

black & white chocolate

fresh apricot halves drizzled with cognac

fresh strawberries

fresh blackberries
fresh mint & orange garnish

simone c. william made from scratch~ cheesecake cupcakes topped with strawberry jam!

violet maven brought~ coconut macarons, raw cashews

splink brought~ bbq potato chips, rose wine

during our sips of tea and jovial banter, simone c. williams did a corset fitting demo with ricardo carranza as model.

violet maven talea thrilled us with a beautiful rendition of~ "quando m' en vo~lento."all~the~while being corseted by simone c. williams!

CINDY was tardy as usual, ("i had to work"~ was her silly excuse) but made up for it with her sweetly amateurish version of~ "true colors." 

our boisterous tea gang then broke into a salty rendition of ~ "just a spoon full of sugar."

i then rang the witch tea bell and the  corset tea salon was declared over.

 

photos courtesy~ ricardo carranza & simone c. williams~ antebellum correspondents