Corset making and Design sheets

For my final editorial look i want to make a corset which is inspired by The last of the mohicans so it will show references of Native American tribes.

I have chosen these corsets to look at as they are simple cream corsets which is what i want for my final shoot but i want to add materials such as feathers and tribal materials to make it more culturally traditional.

 I wanted to make a corset from scratch when i first got the idea but then i realised i may not have enough time after researching how to make them. The images below have been selected from a book called 

"CORSETS"

Historical Patterns & Techniques 

By

Jill Salen 

This first corset is a "Finely Whale-Boned Corset, c.1750" 

"Corsets in the early to mid 1700s did not always have shoulder straps, but by the 1780s, when the boning was becoming more sophisticated, shoulder straps were more necessary for the dynamics of the corset.

Linen Corset, 1790

This corset is what i am thinking of basing my final editorial look on. the idea of using linen, a plain simple material so then i can decorate it in materials relating to the Native Americans clothing and accessories. 

Design sheets of corset for Editorial shoot