Merry Widow Glamour Nouveau

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Merry Widow Glamour Nouveau

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It wasn't until the 1950s that bare shoulders were fashionable. This decade saw strapless dresses, spaghetti strap dresses and halter neck dresses all become fashionable. Great news for those who could afford couture (which incorporated inbuilt corsetry) or the young and flat-chested, but what about the rest of us?

The Merry Widow was the answer. This garment was designed to cinch your waist, support your breasts and hold up your stockings while remaining invisible under the new necklines.

The What Katie Did Glamour Nouveau Merry Widow takes things one stage further. We've made the bra straps detachable as well as the suspenders. You can wear it under a light cotton sundress, or an ornate evening gown: the choice is yours!

9 months of development and countless samples went into producing the Glamour Nouveau Merry Widow. Strapless basques are notorious for fit issues as they often feature a low back which means without the support of straps or bra band, things get very tricky!

What Katie Did's Merry Widow features a higher back; it should sit at the same level as your standard bra. This may make it unsuitable for low backed dresses but we decided the fit was more important!

* Versatile '50s inspired Merry Widow Basque

* Removable bra straps

* 6 detachable suspender straps

* Internal elastic waist tape to add definition to your waistline

* Front hook and eye fastening, making this Merry Widow easy to put on alone

* Spiral steel boning used throughout

The Glamour Nouveau Merry Widow is primarily sized by bra size but your body measurements need to be considered too. Bra sizes roughly co-ordinate with the following WKD dress sizes:

32" - WKD dress size 10

34" - WKD dress size 12

36" - WKD dress size 14

38" - WKD dress size 16

Please refer to our Lingerie Sizing page to establish your required size.

* Approx. 9.5” / 24 cm long from the bottom of the cup (underbust) to end

* Approx. 14” / 35.5 cm long at the back-centre

* Made from: satin 100% polyester, powermesh 88% polyamide, 12% spandex

* Made in India

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    Our lingerie is sized either by bra or dress size.

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    Our lingerie is sized either by bra or dress size.






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    Ideal under tight fitting pencil skirts.

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