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Arch
Arch
Corset vest in silk duchess satin. Tailored collar, full-length front zip, spiral steel throughout, hand-laced at the back. The house piece — corsetry and tailoring in one garment, fitted twice before it is cut.
Materials
Silk duchess satin · spiral steel boning · open-ended front zip · back lacing
Abyss · Ivory by commission
Measurements
Cut from the house's blocks and adjusted to your measurements, taken at your fitting.
Lead Time
Four to six weeks. Fitted twice in toile before the duchess is cut.
Care
Dry clean only, by a specialist. Store hanging, laced loosely, away from light. Duchess satin marks permanently — handle with clean, dry hands.
Constructed once, to your measurements · Price inclusive of all taxes

Chapter IV — Arch
An arch stands because two opposing forces hold each other. Pressure creates possibility.
The corset remains. The blazer remains. Neither wins. Softness is no longer weakness; strength is no longer isolation. She stopped choosing.
In Nacre — a grain of pain, patiently coated, until it becomes something luminous. Ivory is not innocence. It is resilience made visible.
The arch is not the destination. It is the opening she walks through.