TailorofTwoCities
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Announcement
We have stays back in the shop! I've been hard at work on a new style and have gone through multiple prototypes to get there. The prototypes are now going up at a discounted price!
To follow along with in depth construction photos, and receive advanced notice on sales and prototype opportunities, come like my Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/TailorofTwoCities
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Annette Lorraine on Aug 17, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis is hands down my favorite corset - it’s comfortable and supportive in all the right places and the quality is through the roof. It’s apparent that they are skilled in their craft. I wouldn’t want to wear any other corset, I’m ruined!
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Sophia on Mar 12, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI haven't gotten the chance to try it on properly yet, but the quick before work lace up I did felt so nice :D I can't wait to wear it with my other garb. I'll upload a picture when I get the chance
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Anna on Feb 28, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI’ve wanted a corset like this for a very long time, and pulled the trigger with the sample sale. I am so glad I did. It fits me PERFECTLY and I never want to take it off.
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Sara on Jan 15, 2022
5 out of 5 starsthis set of stays is amazing! quality is excellent, very comfortable and looks amazing on
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Ansley on Jan 1, 2022
5 out of 5 starsoh my goodness... amazing quality, beautiful item, and fits like a glove. so happy with my purchase!
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James on Dec 8, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful stays and fantastic craftsmanship. My wife is looking forward to wearing it at festival next year.
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Beth on Nov 22, 2021
5 out of 5 starsMy second order from this shop- just as fantastic as the first.
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Thena on Nov 13, 2021
4 out of 5 starsUpdate: correct item received. It is outstanding. The quality is amazing. I still deducted 1 star for really bad communication. This business needs better communication. After being told "oops, someone else sent you the wrong item while I was out, I'll fix it," plus some very nice offers to compensate for the annoyance, I never heard another word until the item arrived. I sent Etsy messages - nada. There's no doubt the product is fantastic but yikes! I want to know what's happening with my order after a significant error. Problem with wrong item being corrected. Will continue to update review. No word from maker - really getting annoyed.
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CyberKender on Nov 2, 2021
5 out of 5 starsGood quality, even for the protoype. Will consider another, should the need arise.
About TailorofTwoCities
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A Victorian walking dress in progress. This has 7 yards of material pleated to a 23 inch waistband. All hand pleated! -
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Custom hybrid stays in the making. Custom drafted pattern, made with a mix of spring steel and artificial whalebone. -
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A nobleman's doublet ready for beading! Final fit for long distance customers is done on adjustable mannequins. -
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A set of effigy stays in the making! All my corsets and stays have their boning channels chalked out before sewing. -
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A corset in the making. My mannequins are made in my studio too, specifically for use with corsets.
Bursting at the Seams
My Aunt Judith taught me to sew when I was a tender age of twelve. I had just joined the Arthurian Order of Avalon, an educational group about the middle ages, and needed costumes. The very first thing we ever sewed together was an underdress made of black crushed velvet that is still hanging in my closet.
Thus ignited my passion for sewing. From the very meager beginnings of saving my allowance to buy fabric and borrowing my mother’s sewing machine, I grew to costuming myself, friends, and other actors for a variety of rolls and Renaissance festivals.
My love of history has always influenced my sewing, and was the inspiration for branching out from Medieval and Renaissance costuming to Victorian and Colonial costuming. I've also made forays into modern clothing from the forties and fifties.
Over the years my hobby outgrew itself. I doodled costuming designs at my day jobs. My fabric collection started requiring its own room and furniture soon after I left for college, and I owned more sewing books and magazines than I owned DVD’s. I made myself dozens of costumes, though I didn't have enough venues or occasions to wear them.
When I started talking my friends into letting me sew for them, because I had more ideas in my head than I could make for myself, I realized I should pursue a business in sewing. In June of 2011 I opened Tailor of Two Cities and have been actively building it since. In January of 2015 I purchased a full service embroidery shop to expand my offerings, and have made the jump to working on my passion full time.
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Deborah Billingsley
Owner, Designer, Seamstress
I'm an avid book reader and science nerd, and have been performing in Medieval and Renaissance Festivals since 1998. I come from a family of sewers and crafters, and I have been delighted to carry on the passion for making beautiful things.
Shop policies
<3 Everything here is handmade!
<3 I love taking custom orders. Please contact me with any requests!
<3 Visit me at TailorofTwoCities.com to see our full gallery!
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