A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Boothill Corsetry

This gorgeous corset is by Laura Haley of Boothill Tattoo Studio, London, UK.

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Comments

34 responses to “Boothill Corsetry”

  1. Dani Avatar
    Dani

    lovely.

  2. Dani Avatar
    Dani

    lovely.

  3. Ohm-ega Avatar
    Ohm-ega

    very nice :)) not only the piercings but also the tatoos

  4. Ohm-ega Avatar
    Ohm-ega

    very nice :)) not only the piercings but also the tatoos

  5. Louie Avatar

    That’s a sweet tat!
    And that corsetry looks very well executed!

  6. Louie Avatar

    That’s a sweet tat!
    And that corsetry looks very well executed!

  7. spookshow Avatar
    spookshow

    Wow! How insanely angry is the flesh on her back?!

  8. spookshow Avatar
    spookshow

    Wow! How insanely angry is the flesh on her back?!

  9. candycovered Avatar

    oh my god. my heart literally jumped into my throat, i thought the piercer was my BITCH of an ex-boss. phewww.
    & as someone who got two 1 1/2″ long surface piercings on my back last week, i can safely say OWWW, what a brave chicka !

  10. candycovered Avatar

    oh my god. my heart literally jumped into my throat, i thought the piercer was my BITCH of an ex-boss. phewww.
    & as someone who got two 1 1/2″ long surface piercings on my back last week, i can safely say OWWW, what a brave chicka !

  11. H.M. Avatar
    H.M.

    even though i assume it’s play piercing (god, i hope no one actually tries to do that permanently with CBRs) i feel like some of the rings might be placed too deeply, like the one on the bottom right hand corner.

  12. H.M. Avatar
    H.M.

    even though i assume it’s play piercing (god, i hope no one actually tries to do that permanently with CBRs) i feel like some of the rings might be placed too deeply, like the one on the bottom right hand corner.

  13. junkjunk Avatar
    junkjunk

    Oh, hello keloids!

  14. junkjunk Avatar
    junkjunk

    Oh, hello keloids!

  15. Zumi Avatar
    Zumi

    It looks okay, though I can’t help but flinch at a corset done with CBRs, it’s just asking for issues.

  16. Zumi Avatar
    Zumi

    It looks okay, though I can’t help but flinch at a corset done with CBRs, it’s just asking for issues.

  17. nae Avatar
    nae

    It looks very nice on her body, but the inconsistency in the depth of the piercings is too inaccurate for me to think of it as ‘well done’.

  18. nae Avatar
    nae

    It looks very nice on her body, but the inconsistency in the depth of the piercings is too inaccurate for me to think of it as ‘well done’.

  19. seany bwoy Avatar
    seany bwoy

    errr….that looks harsh…looks like a bad tattoo being covered by a bad CBR corset….me no likey

  20. seany bwoy Avatar
    seany bwoy

    errr….that looks harsh…looks like a bad tattoo being covered by a bad CBR corset….me no likey

  21. scottboy Avatar
    scottboy

    thise things are so cool

  22. scottboy Avatar
    scottboy

    thise things are so cool

  23. Mz.Serpentine Avatar
    Mz.Serpentine

    Aaagh….That Looks really sore,
    more so than any other corset piercing I’ve seen…

    Ouch.

  24. Mz.Serpentine Avatar
    Mz.Serpentine

    Aaagh….That Looks really sore,
    more so than any other corset piercing I’ve seen…

    Ouch.

  25. OzzyLynn Avatar

    That’s a rediculous amount of redness.

  26. OzzyLynn Avatar

    That’s a rediculous amount of redness.

  27. Hanargh Avatar

    Some of those look far too deep. I hate to criticize, and I know you can’t predict how your body will react sometimes, but as I said, they just look far too deep for me. I thought the main point of play piercing – especially corsets – was to make it look pretty for a couple of hours, take plenty of photos and then take it out. This, does not look very pretty 🙁

  28. Hanargh Avatar

    Some of those look far too deep. I hate to criticize, and I know you can’t predict how your body will react sometimes, but as I said, they just look far too deep for me. I thought the main point of play piercing – especially corsets – was to make it look pretty for a couple of hours, take plenty of photos and then take it out. This, does not look very pretty 🙁

  29. coldestcaress Avatar
    coldestcaress

    CBRs = you’re doing it wrong.

  30. coldestcaress Avatar
    coldestcaress

    CBRs = you’re doing it wrong.

  31. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    thats corset piercing……i dunno what to say……….. ouch!!
    that looks pretty damn angry…. and not done correctly, also the tattoo is ugly

  32. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    thats corset piercing……i dunno what to say……….. ouch!!
    that looks pretty damn angry…. and not done correctly, also the tattoo is ugly

  33. LOL Avatar
    LOL

    To all saying that doing corsets with CBRs is wrong, fair enough, but this was done with D Rings, not BCR/CBRs. 🙂

  34. LOL Avatar
    LOL

    To all saying that doing corsets with CBRs is wrong, fair enough, but this was done with D Rings, not BCR/CBRs. 🙂

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