Creating a false busk? Please read for context!
Hiya! Please ignore my terrible stitching and the general abysmal quality of what you’re seeing - this is just the most basic of mock-ups I slapped together. I have never made a corset before, only a boned bodice that laced up at either side. I’m wanting to do a similar though not identical mock-up of this corset from the Vampire Diaries as I’ve been invited to a vampire ball. It’s not super formal so a corset top will be just fine.
My issue comes with a busk. I have severe scoliosis, which has given my torso significant deformity. I can hide it quite well and I still look great but it can definitely pose challenges here and there in learning to adapt clothes to my unusual form. I’m learning to change patterns around this, that’s not my current issue. The problem I have is a busk- it would be magnificent to have one, especially since i struggle to reach my back, and I really love the detail of the hooks/eyes. However, with my deformity, a portion of my sternum protrudes a little riiiight where my centre front sits, so right along the centre front seam where that busk would go. Not only does that mean a stiff strip will not sit flush against my torso, but any solid material pressed against that little bump is wickedly uncomfortable and I wouldn’t want to wear the thing longer than 2 minutes.
I poked around my sewing box and found these (not sure what they’re called, pants fasteners or large hook and eyes) and went about trying to use them to make a false busk. It should perform a similar function, although minus the structure the strip of a busk gives. I also can’t apply boning to the centre front the whole way, but I can place a half length bone from below my deformed spot and I tried this in the past and it was perfectly comfortable.
Anyway. Do you think this will look alright? Is it going to cause construction problems or mess with how it sits? Does anyone have other reccomendations? Thanks!