In the centre of Glasgow is a building emblazoned with the words 'Jacobean Corsetry' in huge gold letters. Although it doesn't refer to a shop that exists in this day and age it has always, for me, conjured an image of an old-fashioned store with rows of drawers, glass-fronted cabinets and smartly-dressed, elegant staff sourcing wonderful treasures from their hidden wares.
While the sign fed my young imagination it transpires that the reality was a wholesale corsetry company that only closed its doors as recently as 2000. There is a brief interview with the owner in The Herald to mark the closure of the business.
I'm reminded of all of this because tonight BBC1 showed the third episode of their latest period drama 'The Paradise'.
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| The Paradise – BBC1 |
The costumes are wonderful but the shop interiors rekindled memories of what I imagined to be behind the sign on Virginia Street. While The Paradise is fantastically beautiful, it seems that some elements are accessible for us mere mortals! At Corset Laced Mannequins, they don't just have gorgeous mannequins perfect for corsetry display, they actually supplied the ones on show at The Paradise.
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| Beautiful Corset Laced Mannequins |
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