How do you lace a corset dress - Immortelle Bijouterie

How to Lace Your Corset Using Waist Loops (Bunny Ears)

Immortelle corsets are designed to lace from the back using waist loops (bunny ears)—a traditional and time-honored method that allows for balanced adjustment, ease of dressing, and a harmonious relationship between garment and body.

Before placing the corset upon the body, ensure it is laid flat or held steady, with the back panels aligned evenly. Lacing should always be approached with intention, allowing the structure to guide the form rather than forcing it.

At the center back waistline—typically the narrowest point of the corset—the laces are arranged to form waist loops (bunny ears). This is achieved by threading the laces so that two equal loops emerge at this point, one on each side. These loops serve as the primary points of adjustment and are essential to proper lacing.

From the waist loops, the remaining laces are threaded upward toward the top of the corset and downward toward the bottom in a balanced manner. This distribution allows tension to be drawn evenly across the body, preventing strain at any single point and encouraging the corset to settle naturally.

Once the corset is placed on the body, tightening should begin gently at the waist. Pull the waist loops outward to secure the corset at the natural waist first, then gradually ease the tension upward and downward along the lacing. This method supports the waist while allowing the ribcage and hips to remain comfortable and uncompressed.

A properly laced corset should feel secure and supportive, never restrictive. Breath should remain easy, posture upright but unforced. If discomfort arises, the correct response is always to loosen and adjust rather than to tighten further.

To finish, the waist loops may be tied into a simple bow or knot at the back waist, with any excess lacing tucked neatly away.

Lacing with waist loops (bunny ears) is not an act of haste, but of attentiveness—allowing the wearer to enter corsetry gradually, with care for both structure and the living body beneath it.