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
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.
