Antique Back Brace Prop for Radium Girls Play at Wichita Community Theater

Needed to make an authentic-looking 1920s back brace for the play Radium Girls. The piece needed to be lightweight and flexible so I used plastic core aluminum composite. It also needed to be quick and easy to repeatedly put on and take off so I made the straps aesthetic and instead secured the front using a velcro panel.

Modeling: Inkscape
Leather: Cut on Luigi in FabLab
Aluminum Composite: Milled ShopBot
Strapping and Velcro: Textiles
** Special thanks to @ScottS for helping me to not sew my fingers together.

TEST FITTING THE ACTOR

DURING THE PLAY

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