Offbeat Threads sells clothing that is just a little different, a little unusual and not something you'd find just anywhere. I've been sewing for over 15 years with my latest accomplishment being sewing for Pasties and paddles, a local burlesque troop. I specialize in elegant and elaborate gowns and corsets, but can do pretty much anything. If you can dream it up, I can do it.
OffbeatThreads
Sometimes a corset is more than just a corset, and sometimes a photo session is more than just snapping a camera.
Tina and the team have helped me see me as me. On the worst days I can look in the mirror and say that I’m beautiful. I never was able to say that. In Jr. high, i was made fun of my weight, and i took it out on myself. Depression came at me like a fruit fly to old food. I was heavily medicated for quite a few months. Even when I was modeling before I still couldn’t look at myself and say the things I do today. I met Tina and Abby, and they helped me find myself, the beauty inside of me. I can smile with out it being fake. I honestly can say that this process has pushed me into becoming the woman I am today. And I love it. I am beautiful and now if you say differently, I will never believe you. I love Tina she is a great photographer and is even better at helping people see what is really there. We just never saw it before. - Mollie Melody
Model:Divine Jewels
Photography: Stina Rae Photography
Corset: Offbeat Threads
A few more images from this series….
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The Divine Jewels modeling her custom corset… shot by Stina Rae Photography.
The feather clip is made from rhinestones and hotfix crystals on a felt back.
The corset is a black shot red taffeta with a black lace front panel. It’s boned wtih half inch spiral steel in all channels except center front and center back which is done with half inch flat steel.
This is the beautiful Gigi Spott modeling a corset dress I made for her. The photograph was taken by Stina Rae Photography.
This dress is a cream moire taffeta with a coutil strength layer. Exterior boning channels hold half inch spring steel bones, except at center back where there is half inch flat steel. The hat is a white silk dupioni covered buckram frame. The contrast fabric is a black shot green taffeta. The dress was designed to lace closed in the back, so she isn’t wearing it too tight. ;)
I love this look on her.
This is the lovely Dolly Darling modeling one of my corsets that I made for my fall collection. She looks amazing and is such a pleasure to work with.
This is collaboration piece between Offbeat Threads and Kelly over at The Retro Vixen. The ever lovely Kelly Lynch-Chevalier performs the Silk Spectre.
THANK YOU to everyone who came to the show on Friday! We had a great time and we hope you did, too, and your support means the world to us.
Pics and vids of the acts are coming just as soon as we can get them up. In the meantime, here’s a shot of our costume contest winners— congrats to the brilliant Elder Romney and Elder Ryan!
The winners of the costume contest! And yes that’s a Binder of Women in Elder Romney’s hand.
Unpacking…. this is about half the corsets that were modeled at the last show. We took another suitcase full of them, plus all the dresses and skirts and accessories…. plus the two corset dresses that we don’t have a good method of transportation.
So a little teaser from the show this weekend… since after all you can’t do Captain America without his blue spandex and red and white corset, and here at Offbeat Threads we were happy to lend our skills to help.
You’ll recognize Gigi Spott as a frequent model around here, and she did a fantastic job along with the other Avengers of defending the stage from Loki! There will be more of her, and more of Pasties and Paddles presents Burlesque from Beyond coming up.
