Medical lacing is something that hasn’t been played around with nearly enough, in my opinion. Instead of crisscrossing the cord between two lines of grommets, it’s stretched fanlike around the body and holds so much promise for fashion, way beyond the body support it was originally designed for. I’m not sure if the vintage medical corsets of yore were the inspiration for this top by Crimson Empress, but they’ve certainly got the right idea with a fetching spread of cord across the bust, gathering at the shoulders and playing a sharp contrast of red on black. More, more!!