I was at an auction a couple of months ago.
I bid on an seasoned wire form that was used by seamstresses in the early 1900s.
The wire form was still perfectly in tact, as well as I wondered if it would have been better if they had it coated in PVC. The wire form looked care about it was made of coat hangers, but even that wouldn’t work. The wire had to be pliable to get into such a perfect shape. The bottom had the flare that would come from a guy’s hips. The bustline was perfectly shaped. The only celebration that had me wondering, was the waistline. It was so small, that even our child coudln’t have gotten into that dress. I measured it as well as the measurements would have been 36-15-35. I’m sure the wires were smooth when they first made the seamstress dress form, but it was not corroded. Had it been made with PVC forming wire, there would have been no problem, as well as it would absolutely still be in perfect condition. I hastily realized how much odd PVC coating, or plastic coating made, when it came to forming wire. Even if the wire were to rub together, the PVC or plastic coating would stop them from doing any damage. I asked our spouse if he could make a seamstress dummy for me, by using PVC forming wire. Being the smart aleck he was, he said he didn’t guess they made that much PVC forming wire, then he ducked when I threw a pillow at him. It hit the tv as well as almost knocked it over, but it was his fault.