These photos are coming out in a trickle, I know. I had fun taking them and hope you have fun viewing them.

The weather has been gorgeous lately here, a perfect mix of sunshine, blue skies, gentle breeze, and perfect temperatures (74F/23C). This is not just perfect corset weather, it’s perfect everything weather.

I was pretty tightly corsetted the other day when I went out to a restaurant with a group. I’m pretty sure that a table of 35 to 40 year old women, also having dinner, suspected that something was going on underneath my clothes. I was wearing something not too different from these photos – a long-sleeved shirt underneath a sweater. In general, it’s pretty hard to tell that I’m wearing a corset underneath this layering of materials. To a knowledgeable eye I’m sure it’s clear that my posture is upright and rigid and that my gait is a little “off.” But, most people probably just assume that I stand tall or maybe that I’m wearing a backbrace. Throughout most regular types of activities, it’s not evident that there is a corset on underneath.

If I bend down to pick something up, however, it can be really, really clear that something out-of-the-ordinary is on underneath my shirt and sweater (or vest). Especially if I’m wearing looser-fitting clothing, the shirt and/or sweater will hang down when I bend over and follow the contours of my torso. When it does, anyone looking sees a sharp contour and dramatic cut-in at my waist. This is exactly what happened when at dinner. I bent over to pick up a napkin that had fallen to the ground and, I’m almost positive, the table of women caught a look at a cut-in waist. Throughout the night, after I picked up the fallen napkin, I saw the group waiting and watching for confirmation or further evidence (which they never received…). Hopefully I spiced up their evening a little!

…been almost three weeks? Wow – three weeks without a post. That’s my longest break since, I think, December of 2009. I had a pretty good streak going on blogging for awhile, but life caught up a bit with me.

It’s great to see that in my absence some fabulous new male corsetry content has hit the inter-waves. For example, did you see the updates over at Wasp Creations? There is a brand spankin’ new design specifically for Men – the Male Overbust Corset. The pictures of a sample blue leather version look gorgeous. I bet the compression on the upper torso is a dream. The price drops for made-to-measure corsets by Wasp Creations might make this design something to explore!

I was able, in my time off, to snap a series of photos that I hope the community will enjoy. I’ll release these shots, in sequence, over the next few weeks. I’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, and recommendations — I’d happily do another series if there are some good ideas. Without further delay…the first few shots:

Lady Annalai has recently created her own blog! You probably know Annalai from the Albert’s Avenue series on Staylace. And, you have seen Annalai featured here in the past, as well. I’m sure there will be lots of good information and interesting posts about corsetry on her blog, so check it out.

You have likely seen some of this material already on the wonderful Staylace site. And, even though this is a female corset, I thought those who haven’t seen it on Staylace might still be interested simply because of how beautiful the corset is (and apparently this is just the fitting version!).

Imelda, an accomplished tightlacer, has posted pictures and a video of herself on her blog wearing a long, knee-length corset made by Fran of Contour Corsets. Fran also has a corset line specifically designed and devoted to men, called The Dandy Corset Company. And, for those interested in the control side of corsetry, there’s always the wonderful Laced and Locked.

Here’s a video of a man wearing his new knee-length discipline corset from Wasp Creations. Looks like a really well-made corset. Note that this YouTube user has a few other videos of himself wearing corsets by Amy at Wasp Creations.