These Are The Geek Corsets You're Looking For

I love Corsets. I'm not really sure why exactly, but something about squeezing myself into a tiny piece of material that's been re-enforced with what should be whale bone and have it pulled so tight I think I might be sick is actually my idea of a good thing.

So when I first discovered that there were geeky corsets out there, I was ecstatic!

I mean, what self respecting geek girl wouldn't want to be constricted AND pretend to be a sexy Darth Vader or a Stormtrooper at the same time?

I know I would! And apparently this girl did too!

Evening Awen gives us that opportunity. I must say that I really love all her corsets and costumes, including the Star Trek ones.

Yes, I'm allowed to like Star Wars AND Star Trek...
just don't tell anyone :P

 Or how about Girl On A Mission and her amazing X-Men Corset!

Apparently she had it custom made. It makes me want to order my own, or at least work on my sewing skills. If I could sew, I would be making all sorts of corsets and dresses for myself. Like these awesome Star Wars dresses from The Vintage Doctor.

 

Honorable mentions also go to Batman, Joker, Sailor Moon, and Rainbow Bright

I wanna be a Stormtrooper!

I've always wanted to be a Stormtrooper. There's always been something fun and appealing about these reliable, expendable characters. I mean who doesn't remember the Stormtrooper who hits his head on the opening door, or felt sorry for TK421 for not being at his post?

I've been thinking recently (possibly while I was still in the whole Halloween vibe) that it might be fun to get my own Stormtrooper armor and join the 501st.

I looked up prices out of curiosity to see how much of a dent armor would put in my wallet...

Well, if I want it to look cheap, I could go with the "Deluxe" armor from StarWarsShop.com

But, well... for $75 US, I don't think it'll get me into the 501st.

I also took a look at their "Supreme Edition" armor and was highly impressed. But I guess I should be for $1000 US. I don't know about you, but I can't afford it.

I thought for a moment that I could somehow make my own, but that only lasted until I Googled it. According to Studio Creations, I have about as much hope in hell to build a set of armor as I do to build my own working R2-D2.

Who knew that there were so many parts?

You know what the worse part is? Even if I could afford to buy it or make it, I would still have to modify it to fit over my chest!

I guess that's where the whole Femtrooper thing came in. If you don't know what Femtrooper is, it's a trooper armor modified for women.

I don't think you can buy it, but you can pay someone to modify regular armor for you. I'm not really one for the strong shoulder type, so if I decided to do this, I would probably go with this awesome corset from Evening Arwen instead.

And I'd pick up these wicked trooper heels that I found on Gizmodo!

Totally Hot! Think the 501st will have me?