News from the Chicken's Beak - April 2011 A new item on the shelves is a fabulous late-Victorian polonaise in purple ruffled and embroidered taffetta. A toning skirt is also available, plus hat and parasol to complete the outfit. Also, to help you with the waspish hour-glass figure required under these, there is an period-styled, steel-boned corset embellished with embroidered faeries in the pre-Raphaelite style.

This month's favourite YouTube Video How to Lace a Corset