Star Trek Inspired Corset

This handmade corset was inspired by the uniforms on Star Trek: The Next Generation. It's available on Etsy for $200 and can be made in any of the Star Trek colors.
Star Trek Inspired Corset (Thanks, Jess Hemerly!)

[#1 posted by Takuan , February 12, 2009 11:35 AM]

comes with the leggings?

[#2 posted by mdh , February 12, 2009 11:46 AM]

it's a shame she'll be dead by the end of the episode.

[#3 posted by Chad , February 12, 2009 12:02 PM]

#2, no, that's TNG style, where red means that... shit.

I've been nerdtrolled.

[#4 posted by Anonymous , February 12, 2009 12:08 PM]

To boldly go where maybe not that many have gone before, I think.

[#5 posted by cowtown , February 12, 2009 12:13 PM]

@1,

No, but you can make your own from latex and be the most uncomfortable nerd at the convention.

[#6 posted by pAULbOWEN , February 12, 2009 12:13 PM]

Oh my good giddy God, what a woman. What. A. Woman.

[#7 posted by phillamb168 , February 12, 2009 12:14 PM]

What convention is SHE gonna be at? Hubba hubba!

[#8 posted by Teller , February 12, 2009 12:19 PM]

"The boning used is European Steel..."

I beg to differ.

[#9 posted by bbonyx , February 12, 2009 12:20 PM]

Fantastic nuggage in the luggage there. No wonder she's smiling.

[#10 posted by GauchoAmigo , February 12, 2009 12:26 PM]

HOLY MACKEREL! There are some happy nerds in the world today.

[#11 posted by Seg , February 12, 2009 12:29 PM]

The nice thing about this corset is that besides the Pin, the corset can stand alone without being a Star Trek clothing. While the pattern is inspired by the ensign clothing design, you don't have to use it for Star Trek themed events. Especially since the Pin isn't included with the corset.

The Pin seems to act like Clark Kent glasses. Pin on: Corseted Trekie woman. Pin off: Corseted woman.

[#12 posted by Anonymous , February 12, 2009 12:31 PM]

I think I just beamed in my pants.

[#13 posted by cstatman , February 12, 2009 12:47 PM]

i thought the ensign in red never survived the show.

[#14 posted by Jack , February 12, 2009 12:48 PM]

Set phasers on stunning.

[#15 posted by Brainspore , February 12, 2009 12:50 PM]

Why couldn't they have come out with this thing back when Marina Sirtis was still in her thirties?

[#16 posted by BarelyFitz , February 12, 2009 1:03 PM]

I like the one on the left...

[#17 posted by Ugly Canuck , February 12, 2009 1:12 PM]

Great garment.
I take this opportunity to post this link to a Star Trek/ Monty Python mash-up which some may find amusing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc

I know that I did. Thanx to the DVD Savant for the heads-up.

[#18 posted by ivan256 , February 12, 2009 1:14 PM]

@BarelyFitz:

They're the same... One's just from the back..

(Or were you making some statement that went right over my head?)

[#19 posted by Antinous / Moderator , February 12, 2009 1:15 PM]

I'm pretty sure that Troi had one of those hanging in her closet.

[#20 posted by voivoed , February 12, 2009 1:23 PM]

OMFG why didn't you find this in time for Valentines day? Why? :-(

[#21 posted by TEKNA2007 , February 12, 2009 1:30 PM]

Scotty - you've just earned your pay for the week!

[#22 posted by arkizzle , February 12, 2009 1:44 PM]

Ivan, there are two significant differences between the picture on the right and the one on the left. Can you guess what they are?

[#23 posted by arkizzle , February 12, 2009 1:45 PM]

Also, great comments! :D

[#24 posted by Amphigorey , February 12, 2009 1:46 PM]

For those of you thinking of purchasing it - do take note that there is no busk. This means that you will have to lace it from scratch every time you want to wear it, which is a pain in the ass.

I think not having a busk was the correct choice for this corset, since a busk would ruin the look. However, it does make it harder to wear.

[#25 posted by akbar56 , February 12, 2009 1:57 PM]

But does it's nature as a corset prevent one from pulling off the Picard Maneuver?

[#26 posted by Ruth666 , February 12, 2009 2:28 PM]

Kudos to AMPHIGOREY for pointing out there's no busk, a big problem of both convenience and of structure.

Another gaffe here is that this "corset" laces from top to bottom.

A real corset laces to the middle so you can cinch the waist as you tighten.

[#27 posted by Phikus , February 12, 2009 2:38 PM]

Seems to actually provide incentive to use the Kirk jerk.

[#28 posted by Idle Tuesday , February 12, 2009 3:17 PM]

ZOMG! My nerd fantasies have been (almost) fulfilled. Now if that woman would just put on a gold Leia bikini, I could die happy.

And where were these gorgeously stacked nerdettes when I was younger? The librarian helpers didn't look like that!

[#29 posted by Ugly Canuck , February 12, 2009 3:26 PM]

Ruth666: it may not be a corset but it may serve as a corset.

[#30 posted by Ugly Canuck , February 12, 2009 3:28 PM]

perhaps "truss" is a better word for this.

[#31 posted by badmonkeynobanana , February 12, 2009 3:50 PM]

Ruth666: Actually looks like the corset can be laced however you like. Doesn't stop it from being a corset. Seems to be pushing things up in the right place :)

[#32 posted by robulus , February 12, 2009 4:02 PM]

What? No busk? Forget it!

[#33 posted by sapph , February 12, 2009 4:07 PM]

Both as a lover of Trek and a lover of redheads, I am in awe.

[#34 posted by Ruth666 , February 12, 2009 4:11 PM]

You can take out the laces and re-do to end in the center, provided the lace is long enough, which it usually isn't when it's presented like this.

[#35 posted by Takuan , February 12, 2009 4:20 PM]

quite a portfolio she has on Etsy, the custom fantasy market must be huge if the price is reasonable.

[#36 posted by Anonymous , February 12, 2009 4:23 PM]

Quote from Down Periscope... "Lt. Lake, you're almost out of uniform." I think this applies nicely.

[#37 posted by Ugly Canuck , February 12, 2009 4:37 PM]

Well Tak if a fantasy isn't custom, I'll have nothing to do with it.

[#38 posted by Anonymous , February 12, 2009 4:49 PM]

That is so awesome! Now all that's left is to find a girl to privately model that for me:)

[#39 posted by Takuan , February 12, 2009 4:49 PM]

not an economist?

[#40 posted by Ugly Canuck , February 12, 2009 5:18 PM]

Not for money, Tak.
But those mass fantasies are just so...common.

[#41 posted by Phikus , February 12, 2009 5:58 PM]

You can't truss it! (PE fans in the house?)

[#42 posted by Takuan , February 12, 2009 6:24 PM]

what WOULD a bOINGbOING orgy look like?

[#43 posted by robulus , February 12, 2009 6:31 PM]

STEAMPUNK!

Ouch!

[#44 posted by minTphresh , February 12, 2009 6:35 PM]

tak, that would be a FREEEEKY weekend.

[#45 posted by Variable Rush , February 12, 2009 7:38 PM]

How much splooge is this picture of a Star Trek corset generating tonight?

[#46 posted by Ned613 , February 12, 2009 7:59 PM]

You know how the star ship crew taps their com-badges when they want to hail the Enterprise? I would love to see her do that in this outfit.

[#47 posted by Modusoperandi , February 12, 2009 10:18 PM]

Keep in mind that the average Trekkie waist is 54". Corsetry loses some of its luster when squeezing the middle just leads to acres of flesh oozing out of the ends.

[#48 posted by ridl , February 12, 2009 10:29 PM]

$200!? New stuff costs weird!

But mmmm.... nothing sexier than a woman who can't breathe properly...

[#49 posted by Beca_is a geek , February 13, 2009 12:36 AM]

hot!

[#50 posted by Lottabean , February 13, 2009 12:59 AM]

Now I figured out why the front is asymmetrical, symmetry gets boring.

[#51 posted by Amphigorey , February 13, 2009 1:02 AM]

$200 is on the low end for a custom corset. They are fairly labor-intensive, and if you are doing any kind of pattern adjustment, that adds significantly to the time spent building the corset.

Just to give you some perspective, top corsetiers (like San Francisco's Dark Garden, possibly the best in the world) charge about $800 for a custom corset. They are worth it; they give amazing shape, and they are very comfortable.

[#52 posted by Lottabean , February 13, 2009 1:15 AM]

So, is that to say you think I should by the more comfortable one when I get rich?

[#53 posted by Lottabean , February 13, 2009 1:16 AM]

It's not like I don't have falsies.

[#54 posted by Ministry , February 13, 2009 4:12 AM]

I can understand people 'reading' no further than the images, but the text does say a busk can be added for those who prefer, and it can be relaced at the point of manufacture (i.e. longer laces can be provided).

[#55 posted by robulus , February 13, 2009 4:20 AM]

Optional busk eh? OK. I'm listening.

[#56 posted by TEKNA2007 , February 13, 2009 8:59 AM]

but the text does say

There was text?

[#57 posted by Deidzoeb , February 13, 2009 11:53 AM]

Hello, Nurse Chapel! Can we get some kind of cold-shower chaser? Hold the unicorn, because that'll just keep me hot and bothered too.

[#58 posted by Anonymous , February 14, 2009 4:32 AM]

Engage docking clamps!

[#59 posted by Alpinwolf , February 15, 2009 1:09 AM]

@14- Well put, sir, well put.

@46- "Please, miss, don't trouble yourself. Allow me..."

Dark Garden! Fabulous shop; cannot afford. It seems their costs have gone up, they used to be less. The folks at Stormy Leather gave me high marks on my cinching technique, but they're mostly prêt-à-porter.

I think the reading thing is somewhat dependent on gender identity. Wait, I'm into the boobies and also read past...

Crap-tastic argument, Alpin, now I don't know what I am!

Shit, I'm over 30, that's prolly it. How depressing. Oh well, back to the fapping. Wait, was that out-loud?

[#60 posted by Anonymous , February 16, 2009 3:34 PM]

*sigh*
Too bad it's not an underbust... or else I would have bought it already. :(