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 SPECIAL AND CUSTOM MEASUREMENTS.



Special and Custom Order Blanks must be used in ordering Special or Custom Corsets. Cross out the word "Special" or "Custom" whichever is not wanted. Follow all the instructions given on blank in detail. Never give the total length of corset in front, at side or on back. Measure from waist line, and give number of inches corset is to be built up or down from this line for each longitudinal measurement. This rule is imperative.

Custom Work should not be attempted until the proportions and adaptability of every model in the Catalog have been mastered. A proper knowledge of Spirella Models will enable one to select a style better adapted to the figure than is secured by undertaking Custom Work before models are mastered. While all Spirella Corsets are made-to-­order corsets, they are not all Custom Corsets.

Should measurements vary from the proportions given for a particular model, and the figure to be corseted have one or two inches more or less bust or hip development than the Standard calls for, the lacing will adjust the difference and the Stand­ard Corset can be worn successfully. The excep­tions to this rule are the Laced-in-Front Corsets, in which not more than one inch variation should be allowed. Judgment however must be used. More than two inches should never be deducted for spac­ing and often one inch is sufficient. Under abnor­mal conditions sometimes no deductions are made.

Our Custom Department is splendidly equipped for the highest grade Custom work.

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