KCI Brown Stays

One of the projects I'm working on right now is an 18th century corset. When it is finished, it will hopefully turn out like this one, from the Kyoto Costume Institute.

Or this one from the V & A Museum. I can't quite decide which would look better. Or maybe I should find the easiest to make.

I'm working on the pattern for the KCI stays at the moment, and the process is making me grumpy, because I am trying to draft my own from the book, where there is a picture of the pattern they made.
I could probably make a Victorian corset from scratch with my eyes closed by now, but I have only made one 18th century corset. Which was a horrible disaster. So I am very cautious about making this one, since my sewing skills are a little unfamiliar with the period.
I used the Butterick #4484 last time and stupidly chose my dress size instead of the size I wished to become. So it is far too big to be useful.
Next time, if there is one, I will know better. Soon I will get around to posting all my older, completed projects, since I don't have any photos of the 18th century stays to put up with my complaints. =)