waist.it http://waist.it The art, craft and trickery of old-fashioned, retro-pin-up photography... Sat, 05 May 2012 02:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta3 Chiara girdle review and Vollers corset http://waist.it/2012/04/04/chiara-girdle-review-and-vollers-corset/ http://waist.it/2012/04/04/chiara-girdle-review-and-vollers-corset/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:06:25 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=841 Just completed another fabulous shoot with waist.it‘s ubermodel Chiara. Firstly she did one of her visual reviews of a newly designed Beauforme girdle. Then we did  a few floor-shots using the girdle and one of her ripped tops. Finally we thought it would be fun to try her old Vollers corset on her – just to see if it still fitted. As you can see, it did fit – beautifully!

The girdle in question was a pair of “Beauforme 925 Extra Firm Control Body Shaper Knickers“, small, black, bought from Essentialunderwear on eBay.  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780630203

Sadly Chiara was not very impressed with the Beauforme. Whilst she rated it very highly for comfort, seems it had virtually no tummy control at all. It does, however look quite good in the photos. It looks especially good when worn as bum-hugging hot pants, matched with one of Chiara’s ripped tops – as worn for the subsequent “girdle-and-t-shirt” style the floor shots. In fact it doesn’t really look like a girdle at all in most of those pictures.

The sheer-to-the-waist, “natural” colour  tights were by Fiore-UK, again from eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380158270975

]]> http://waist.it/2012/04/04/chiara-girdle-review-and-vollers-corset/feed/ 2 Fiona and Tanya retro-fitness shoot http://waist.it/2012/02/25/fiona-and-tanya-retro-fitness-shoot/ http://waist.it/2012/02/25/fiona-and-tanya-retro-fitness-shoot/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:20:13 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=305 Just enjoyed a fabulous shoot with talented dancer Fiona and her retro-enthusiast friend Tanya. The idea was to dress the pair of them in 1950′s and 1960′s swimsuits, girdles and corsets and do one of our retro workout sessions, where we concentrate on achieving that perfect retro hourglass shape.

For most of the shoot Fiona, worked on Tanya. Fiona had already shot with us and knew what was expected, whereas Tanya had not. But they also frequently swapped roles to sculpt each other into perfect retro shapes.

I really enjoy this type of shoot, because the process is often as fascinating as the end product. The exercises date back to the time when well brought-up young ladies would have undergone deportment classes, in which they were taught how to walk, stand and sit in an elegant, “ladylike” manner.

Therefore, it was fabulous fun to watch these well brought-up modern girls, stepping back through time, shoulders back, tummies in, using their beautiful dancers’ bodies to create those elegant shapes of yesteryear – just for fun.

Of course, here at waist.it, we are always delighted to see modern girls cast aside those sloppy t-shirts, ugly trainers and barely decent thongs that seem so hideously ubiquitous nowadays. We prefer our young ladies to shape and support their figures with good, old-fashioned, uplifting brassieres, tummy-controlling girdles, tightly-laced corsets or body-shaping swimwear. And, of course, young ladies should always finish off their look with a pair of suitably high-heeled shoes – especially when in front of the camera.

Even if retro isn’t really your thing, then you still have to agree that these two young ladies carried off the retro look with considerable elegance, style and humour.

 

If you are a photographer and you wish to hire Fiona or Tanya for a project or a shoot, then you can contact them via their TFP Models portfolio pages:-

 

]]> http://waist.it/2012/02/25/fiona-and-tanya-retro-fitness-shoot/feed/ 0 Ophelia retro shoot http://waist.it/2011/11/29/ophelia-retro-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/11/29/ophelia-retro-shoot/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:51 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=32 Having just finished a fabulous shoot with Ophelia , I can see why everyone enjoys working with her and speaks so highly of her. Despite a 400km round-trip, a rather hectic start to the shoot and a rush to get her to the station again afterwards, she remained full of life and bubbling with creative energy. And despite our time constraints, we managed to get a lot of good work done too:-

Ophila is very professional, great fun to work with and a very considerate, thoughtful person too. I look forward to the next shoot. Meantime if you are a photographer and you wish to hire Ophelia, then you can contact her via her TFP Models portfolio page:- http://www.tfpmodels.net/myprofile/userprofile/OpheliaHart

]]> http://waist.it/2011/11/29/ophelia-retro-shoot/feed/ 0 Francesca retro-fitness shoot http://waist.it/2011/11/26/francesca-retro-fitness-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/11/26/francesca-retro-fitness-shoot/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:00:39 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=27 I had a super shoot here in sunny Southampton with Francesca today. She is an amazing young lady to work with. Her fabulous figure is matched only by her amazing sense of fun.

Retro underwear as outerwear:- Francesca does 360 degree rotation, wearing a stunning British-made red Vollers corset (1990) as a top, a black nylon/lycra boob tube by Top Shop (1994) for modesty and an unbranded black panelled lycra Hong Kong girdle as fabulously figure-flattering hotpants (1999).

Retro underwear as outerwear:- Francesca does 360 degree rotation, wearing a stunning British-made red Vollers corset (1990) as a top, a black nylon/lycra boob tube by Top Shop (1994) for modesty and an unbranded black panelled lycra Hong Kong panty girdle as fabulously figure-flattering hot pants (1999).

Francesca is a very talented model. She is also a very strong and capable pole dancer, giving public demonstrations to promote it as both a fitness method and an art-form. So the idea of our shoot was to mix her dance moves with a retro-fitness theme, with a view to developing our ideas for future shoots in the New Year. Francesca is  punctual, hard-working, creative and is an excellent communicator – an all-round, 100% professional and I’m really looking forward to working with her again. Take a look at this gallery and you can see what I mean:-

 

If you are a photographer and you wish to hire Francesca, then you can contact her via her TFP Models portfolio page:-

 

]]> http://waist.it/2011/11/26/francesca-retro-fitness-shoot/feed/ 2 Sarah and Romany retro-fitness shoot http://waist.it/2011/11/14/sarah-and-romany-retro-fitness-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/11/14/sarah-and-romany-retro-fitness-shoot/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:00:15 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=134 Regular readers will know that we have been doing a series of post pregnancy shoots with Sarah since August 2011, to document and  encourage her in her getting back into shape process. As you can see, she has done amazingly well and she looks absolutely stunning.

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Having already done three shoots, we felt it was time to do things a little differently. Sarah brought her friend Romy along to the shoot. This was marvellous because it gave me a chance to capture Sarah teaching some of the many modelling skills she has learnt to a complete beginner. Romy is a smart girl and picked things up very quickly indeed. Unfortunately, Romy’s  images are pending approval at the moment. So, in the meantime here are a few solo shots of Sarah – looking absolutely stunning…

]]> http://waist.it/2011/11/14/sarah-and-romany-retro-fitness-shoot/feed/ 0 Fiona retro shoot http://waist.it/2011/11/12/fiona-retro-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/11/12/fiona-retro-shoot/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:00:20 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=37 Just had an absolutely fantastic retro shoot with Fiona. She is a very hard working and talented model and a thoroughly nice person to work with. In fact, she was so keen that she had done her hair and make-up, perfectly, before she arrived at the shoot so that we didn’t waste an time. The day went wonderfully well and Fiona is an amazingly versatile model, a fact to which the following images bear testament.

So there you have it. Now it should be obvious why I’m really looking forward to doing “retro version 2” with Fiona, early in the New Year. Meantime if you are a photographer and you wish to hire Fiona for a project or a shoot, then you can contact her via her TFP Models portfolio page:-

 

]]> http://waist.it/2011/11/12/fiona-retro-shoot/feed/ 3 Sarah’s third post-pregnancy shoot http://waist.it/2011/09/26/sarahs-third-post-pregnancy-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/09/26/sarahs-third-post-pregnancy-shoot/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:00:58 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=130 This is the third of a series of photo shoots, intended to document Sarah’s progress as she gets back into shape after given birth to two healthy babies. Readers may recall that Sarah ended her second shoot enjoying a deportment session with Chiara. It went really rather well, so we decided to get them together again for some more figure-shaping exercises in this shoot too.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/09/26/sarahs-third-post-pregnancy-shoot/feed/ 3 Sarah second post-pregnancy shoot http://waist.it/2011/09/12/sarah-second-post-pregnancy-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/09/12/sarah-second-post-pregnancy-shoot/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:50 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=71 This is the second of a series of photo shoots, intended to document Sarah’s progress as she gets back into shape after given birth to two healthy babies. First part of the shoot was with Sarah on her own, modelling her own tightly-laced corset, teamed up with  a pair of snugly fitting black lycra control briefs, worn as shorts.

Then Chiara turned up and lent a hand as she gave Sarah a good, old-fashioned deportment session. This involved making each other walk around the studio with books balanced on their heads, whilst keeping their bodies under control -  heads up, shoulders back, tummies in, hips tucked under. It was hard work but all rather good fun.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/09/12/sarah-second-post-pregnancy-shoot/feed/ 2 Chiara modelling golden American swimsuit http://waist.it/2011/09/05/chiara-modelling-golden-american-swimsuit/ http://waist.it/2011/09/05/chiara-modelling-golden-american-swimsuit/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:00:27 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=132 This is a brief shoot where Chiara models a very stylish Half Moon retro one-piece swimsuit, kindly provided by eBay seller Bella Swimwear USA. Unfortunately, due to bad weather and other pressures, we haven’t been able to shoot outside. We’ll probably do that next spring.

Note the “girdle” snaps at the end are unrelated to the swimsuit. Chiara was just trying  a few ideas following up on another eBay-orientated shoot “Chiara’s Girdle Review“.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/09/05/chiara-modelling-golden-american-swimsuit/feed/ 2 Sarah’s first post-pregnancy shoot http://waist.it/2011/08/29/sarahs-first-post-pregnancy-shoot/ http://waist.it/2011/08/29/sarahs-first-post-pregnancy-shoot/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:00:06 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=128 Just got back in touch with Sarah after four years. Back in 2007 Sarah did a couple of splendid shoots with us. But then things went quiet. Turns out that she has given birth to two happy, healthy babies and is embarking upon a fitness programme to get back into shape. This seems like a project worth filming. So we have arranged to do a series of shoots together to help document her progress photographically.  This is the first shoot of the series.

 

]]> http://waist.it/2011/08/29/sarahs-first-post-pregnancy-shoot/feed/ 3 Chiara 10 years of shooting http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-10-years-of-shooting/ http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-10-years-of-shooting/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:00:32 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=116 I first worked with Chiara way back 2001-06-09. In that time we have done dozens of shoots and taken many thousands of pictures. In that time we have become good fiends and done many projects together. Whilst it has always been brilliant fun, it has also been a lot of work, and poor Chiara has really had to suffer for my art – or so she reckons! This little shoot is her revenge – a chance to tell the world what she as endured in the name of photography! :-)

]]> http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-10-years-of-shooting/feed/ 0 Chiara girdle review http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-girdle-review/ http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-girdle-review/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:00:30 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=119 In the tradition of our old Zona project, we asked Chiara to do another modern girdle review shoot. Only this time we decided not merely to photograph the garments, but also to sum up Chiara’s opinions in pictures

So here we have two low-cost but nicely-made new black panty girdles bought via eBay.

Girdle 1

“Tummy Shaper Firm Control Girdle Knickers Black/White (#140473090608)” from Member ID deliver-me
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140473090608

Girdle 2

“Black Tummy Tuck & Bum Lift Medium Control Girdle Small” from member ID “sinful-desires”
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230624096980
Label read “Size 25-26 style 210”

Tights

“Fiore Diana Classic Tights 20 Denier Sheer to Waist” from Member ID fiore-uk
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380158270975&var=650000160487

And finally…

A few snaps of Chiara wearing Girdle #2 as outerwear. Both girdles are made of a very heavy nylon/lycra fabric – thicker than a lot of lycra sportwear. Thus they double as a pair of very figure-flattering hotpants – especially when teamed up with a matching knotted black blouse,  an old, battered black leather belt, buckled tightly at the waist and her very snazzy black leather cowboy boots.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/06/17/chiara-girdle-review/feed/ 2 Chiara Maidenform Bonnie Cashin ad project http://waist.it/2011/04/05/chiara-madenform-bonnie-cashin-ad-project/ http://waist.it/2011/04/05/chiara-madenform-bonnie-cashin-ad-project/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:00:12 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=114 Working with Chiara tends to inspire me with strange or surreal ideas. This shoot was based on a 1961 magazine advert for Maidenform girdles. Basically it involved taking two images of the model, one in a girdle and another shot of her wearing the same girdle under her dress. The two images were stitched together in GIMP.

Emulating ad and the warm-up fitness session

About the fitness session

Often with Chiara’s shoots, she does a little “warm-up” session first to get into shape while we discuss our ideas.

Conclusion

On reflection, I think we did not do this particularly well. This was my fault not the model’s.

  1. virtual girls should have been closer together
  2. should have been more evenly lit
  3. wrong type of dress – it really did not show off model’s figure adequately

However, it was brilliant fun and we plan to re-shoot the idea again in the near future. Seems the Bonnie Cashin ad was one of a series and we will try to collect some of the others to assist us with our ideas.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/04/05/chiara-madenform-bonnie-cashin-ad-project/feed/ 0 Chiara Tummy-ins project http://waist.it/2011/03/08/chiara-tummy-ins-project/ http://waist.it/2011/03/08/chiara-tummy-ins-project/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:00:48 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=112 The manufacturer’s marketing department must have really racked their brains to come up with the name “Tummy-Ins” to describe a girdle. But the bizarre and slightly surreal packaging was just begging for a Chiara photo-shoot.

So we removed the original girl, and put Chiara on a scan of the packet instead. I’m not sure if we quite achieved what we set out to do. But it was fun doing it and I guess we’ll have another go in the fullness of time.

]]> http://waist.it/2011/03/08/chiara-tummy-ins-project/feed/ 0 Chiara’s girdle review shoot http://waist.it/2010/12/13/chiaras-girdle-review/ http://waist.it/2010/12/13/chiaras-girdle-review/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:37 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=44 The concept

It is almost a year since Chiara and I worked together. Consequently she is a little out of practice. She also admits to not doing any of her usual tummy exercises for a while and that it is a bit of a struggle for her to keep it tucked in. Now, if this were a bikini shoot then this would not be good. Neither photographer or model would be happy with the resulting pictures. However, a slim but slightly curvy tummy is perfect for a retro-corsetry shoot.

We’ve learnt after many years of retro photography that girdles actually look best on a slim figure that probably doesn’t really need one in the first place. However, to look really authentic, they also need to be tight fitting. The fabric should be stretched smoothly around the model’s figure. A baggy girdle – such as those in some modern shapewear ads – just look silly and frumpy. Therefore a slightly curvy tum struggling with a built-in tummy-control panel can actually give a girdle that subtle touch of authenticity. Well, that’s our excuse and we’re sticking to it! :-)

So being the true professional that she is, Chiara she wriggled into three different unbranded Chinese made panty girdles and we carefully photographed how each one moulded and shaped her figure. She used a pair of full-length mirrors in order to get her poses and body shape as she wanted it. Besides, being rather proud of what her mother describes as her “mandolin-shaped” bottom, Chiara was keen to see the effect that each garment had on her “rear view”. All three girdles are made to traditional designs, using various black lycra fabrics. To make things a little more interesting, we thought it would be helpful to take few notes regarding how each garment looked and how she felt wearing it.

The Verdict

1. HK black brief panty girdle

This is made of a thick cotton rich lycra fabric with sewed in tummy panel. It just about came up to Chiara’s belly button. It gave really good control of the lower tummy. However it really needed to come up higher at the waist because Chiara had constantly to remember lift up her diaphragm to avoid unsightly bulges over the top.

  • pros:-
    1. Excellent control for lower tummy
    2. Works well with additional waspie that hides “muffin-top”
  • cons:-
    1. Too tight, pinches at the waist and thighs
    2. Looks and feels a bit uncomfortable
    3. Squeezes bottom too much – flattening rather than shaping it
    4. Too high on the legs – requires perfect bikini line trim
    5. Not high enough at the waist – Chiara constantly sucking in stomach to avoid “muffin top”

2. HK girdle with low-cut lace legs

This is made of a thinner shiny nylon/lycra material – similar to that used in many swimsuits. It has a classic bulb-shaped tummy panel made of the same fabric. This girdle really scores from behind. Its gentle fabric lifts and shapes the buttocks, making a nice bottom look really nice. Chiara loved it!

  • pros:-
    1. Bottom looks very shapely
    2. Hips look great
    3. No problem with bikini line
    4. Shiny fabric is very flattering
    5. High waist and yielding fabric meant no “muffin-top”
  • cons:-
    1. Very little tummy control – meaning that Chiara really had to remember to keep her tummy in
    2. Lace legs roll up

3. HK Girdle with normal legs and higher waist

This is made of a medium-weigh,t shiny nylon/lycra material – the type commonly used in control garments and thicker that used in many swimsuits. It has a complex and very effective reinforced area over the tummy and its design at the rear lifts rather than squeezes the bottom.

  • pros:-
    1. Good “all-rounder”
    2. Fairly good tummy control – though not as good as girdle (1)
    3. Shapely bottom – though not quite as good as girdle (2)
    4. Higher waist hides “muffin top”
    5. Looks really good on film
    6. Looks good when worn with tight-laced corset. Has sufficient tummy control to stop lower tummy bulging when corset is tightened
  • cons:-
    1. Tummy control quite not as good as girdle (1)
    2. Bottom not quite as shapely as girdle (2)
]]> http://waist.it/2010/12/13/chiaras-girdle-review/feed/ 2 Laura retro shoot http://waist.it/2009/03/05/laura-retro-shoot/ http://waist.it/2009/03/05/laura-retro-shoot/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:00:14 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=720 In this solo shoot, Laura models a variety of retro swimwear, evening wear and a tight white panty-corselet.

]]> http://waist.it/2009/03/05/laura-retro-shoot/feed/ 0 Cara Mascara and Chiara http://waist.it/2009/02/25/cara-mascara-and-chiara/ http://waist.it/2009/02/25/cara-mascara-and-chiara/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:00:24 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=718 Cara Mascara’s first shoot with waist.it, choreographed by Chiara. Cara is a very pretty young lady. With a little help from Chiara, she got the hang of retro very quickly indeed.

]]> http://waist.it/2009/02/25/cara-mascara-and-chiara/feed/ 0 Chiara and Heather Pink Shoot http://waist.it/2008/12/01/chiara-and-heather-pink-shoot/ http://waist.it/2008/12/01/chiara-and-heather-pink-shoot/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:00:31 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=353 This shoot was entirely Heather’s own idea. In this “pink-themed” shoot, Heather teams up with regular waist.it model Chiara. Chiara’s role was to  help Heather pose with that classic retro pin-up body shape, so we could capture some authentic-looking retro dressing-room pictures.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/12/01/chiara-and-heather-pink-shoot/feed/ 0 Heather modelling structured swimwear and corsetry http://waist.it/2008/11/17/heather-modelling-structured-swimwear-and-corsetry/ http://waist.it/2008/11/17/heather-modelling-structured-swimwear-and-corsetry/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:00:31 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=356 Airline hostess, singer and model Heather is a very beautiful and talented young lady. She also has silky blonde hair and a fabulously curvy figure that looks particularly wonderful in good, old-fashioned corsetry and swimwear.

We really love this sort of shoot here at waist.it

]]> http://waist.it/2008/11/17/heather-modelling-structured-swimwear-and-corsetry/feed/ 0 Chiara tidies the studio http://waist.it/2008/05/28/chiara-tidies-the-studio/ http://waist.it/2008/05/28/chiara-tidies-the-studio/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 20:00:25 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=358 Chiara is not merely a very talented retro model. She is also my researcher, shoot organiser, model trainer and she organises the studio. Those familiar with this site will know that often when she is sorting out the place or tidying up the studio, she replaces her normal clothes with a t-shirt, bra and panty girdle or control briefs, using them as figure-enhancing hot pants. 

This is partly so that she can try on various outfits and see how they work. It is also because I can follow her around, and photograph her whenever she does anything interesting. That makes for less-posed and more candid imagery. Means we also get some rather unusual shots.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/05/28/chiara-tidies-the-studio/feed/ 2 Claire and Heather http://waist.it/2008/05/08/claire-and-heather/ http://waist.it/2008/05/08/claire-and-heather/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:07 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=360 Regular model Heather brought her friend Claire along for a shoot, one fine spring day. This was the result.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/05/08/claire-and-heather/feed/ 0 Chiara and Laura retro fitness shoot http://waist.it/2008/05/07/chiara-and-laura-retro-fitness-shoot/ http://waist.it/2008/05/07/chiara-and-laura-retro-fitness-shoot/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:10 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=362 chiaralaura-corset chiaralaura-deportment

Regular model Chiara teaches Laura the art of creating that authentic retro body shape. Using Chiara’s tried-and tested methods of good posture and good corsetry, both young ladies go on to create some fantastic imagery. This shoot works particularly well because the models take it in turn to help each other achieve that perfect hourglass retro shape. And we all had a lot of fun in the process too!

]]> http://waist.it/2008/05/07/chiara-and-laura-retro-fitness-shoot/feed/ 0 Laura retro http://waist.it/2008/04/30/laura-retro/ http://waist.it/2008/04/30/laura-retro/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:00:43 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=364 Fantastic second retro shoot with the beautiful Laura, featuring old style swimwear and corsetry, with a bit of fitness thrown-in! Laura picked up the retro concept very quickly indeed. The images she helped create are truly reminiscent of a bygone era.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/04/30/laura-retro/feed/ 0 Chiara with guest photographer Ryan Cleminson http://waist.it/2008/03/25/chiara-models-for-guest-photographer/ http://waist.it/2008/03/25/chiara-models-for-guest-photographer/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:00:28 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=367 Chiara models for waist.it and guest photographer, Ryan Cleminson. She starts the shoot in business clothes then changes into a retro knitted bikini. Finally she poses in t-shirt, PVC top, long-line strapless bra, and black control briefs worn as tummy-flattening, butt-shaping hot pants.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/03/25/chiara-models-for-guest-photographer/feed/ 0 Laura modelling retro swimwear and corsetry http://waist.it/2008/03/18/laura-retro-swimwear/ http://waist.it/2008/03/18/laura-retro-swimwear/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:00:10 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=368 Fantastic first retro shoot with the beautiful Laura, featuring old style swimwear and corsetry, with a bit of fitness thrown-in! Laura seems to love retro, which is great because she certainly has the perfect figure for it. The images she helped create are truly reminiscent of a bygone era.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/03/18/laura-retro-swimwear/feed/ 0 Heather http://waist.it/2008/03/11/heather/ http://waist.it/2008/03/11/heather/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:00:07 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=371 Musician and model Heather appears in a solo for her personal retro fitness and corsetry shoot, in the hope of creating some images she can use on her new CD cover.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/03/11/heather/feed/ 0 Onna – the Futureverse in Retrovision http://waist.it/2008/02/18/onna-the-futureverse-in-retrovision/ http://waist.it/2008/02/18/onna-the-futureverse-in-retrovision/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:00:49 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=380 Experienced professional model Onna models for a project she dubbed the Futureverse in Retrovision.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/02/18/onna-the-futureverse-in-retrovision/feed/ 0 Chiara bra and girdle exercises http://waist.it/2008/02/13/chiara-retro-fitness/ http://waist.it/2008/02/13/chiara-retro-fitness/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:00:31 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=373 Chiara puts on a bra wriggles into a girdle – worn as hotpants – and teams this up with a matching top, then tidies up the studio. Occasionally she pauses to do some tummy exercises. Meanwhile we follow her with a camera and snap her whenever she does anything particularly interesting or photogenic.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/02/13/chiara-retro-fitness/feed/ 0 Chiara blue background http://waist.it/2008/01/14/chiara-blue-background/ http://waist.it/2008/01/14/chiara-blue-background/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:00:31 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=383 Today Chiara said she rather fancied some pictures using the pale blue background. So we shot her in her new green bikini doing her tummy exercises, and then in a Chinese matching shiny blue bra and control briefs for a few poses. She even did a few Betty Brosmer style tight belt shots too.

For a bit of fun, we also tweaked a few images in GIMP, just to see how they came out.

]]> http://waist.it/2008/01/14/chiara-blue-background/feed/ 0 Chiara and Heather retro fitness http://waist.it/2007/11/26/chiara-and-heather-retro-fitness/ http://waist.it/2007/11/26/chiara-and-heather-retro-fitness/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:00:01 +0000 waist.it http://waist.it/?p=500 Today, regular waist.it model Chiara teaches Heather how to do the retro thing.