#cross back straps

Beside the fact that I like the whole outfit, I admire the seemingly perfect angle in which the straps are crossed over the back. That can make such a big difference. I have seen (other style) garments, where angled cross straps did not lie down flat at all and kept bulging up over the shoulders. Not a pretty sight and can somewhat ruin the look of an otherwise beautiful piece of clothing. Here the straps look really nice.

Cross Back Strap Reed Corset by ~Cuddlyparrot:

“An 18th-19th-century hybrid corset feature more of a flat-front and conical upper into a Victorian-shaped (un-tabbed) bottom. Boned on the seams with spiral steel and throughout the panels with reed. 18th-century-style buckles fasten the cross-back straps at the shoulder fronts, and the back is spiral-laced over a shaped back panel. Custom-dyed silk satin ribbon matches the deep red silk taffeta.”