Castle Corsetry owner-operator and cat-lover Lauren Matesic has designed and built hundreds of corsets as well as custom costume orders specialising in expertly tailored spandex suits and impeccable cosplay recreations.
As a geeky girl herself, Lauren’s enthusiasm makes her work truly exceptional, and fellow geeks have come to know Lauren as the go-to girl for commission cosplays for conventions across the United States every year. Her designs have been worn by geek-culture celebrities like Team Unicorn, Ivy Doomkitty and Adrianne Curry!
On top of all that, Lauren’s latest project is an upcoming web series Pawsplay, which launches on the AWE Me YouTube channel Monday, July 18th!
In what I hope to be the first of the Vanaheim Studios chat series, Lauren and I have a great chat about the challenges of working with spandex, how the makers’ collective that Lauren lucked into sharing office space with inspire and challenge her (and made her the most awesome office space in the world) and about how keeping your child self’s imagination alive after when people say the days of dress-up ought to be over is at the heart of getting paid to play.

Thanks to Bernadette Bentley for introducing me to Lauren!
Castle Corsetry – Lauren Matesic
Lauren Matesic in a group Hocus Pocus cosplay. Photo by Michael Shindler
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Le Geek So Chic Fashion Show
Pawsplay, hosted by The AWE ME Channel on YouTube
Lauren’s Resume
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Farthingales Corsets
Trashy Lingerie
Hobbies and Geek Loves
Lauren likes to vamp it up occasionally.
Comic-Con International: San Diego
Ghostbusters
Rennaissance Fair
Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo
Star Trek
Geek Friends and Models
An example of Lauren’s corset-work!
Adrianne Curry
Bernadette Bentley
Chrissy Lynn
Team Unicorn
Ivy Doomkitty
Images provided by Lauren Matesic.

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