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1600s corset
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Corsets in the 16th century were light, flexible garments intended to support the torso and provide shape to, as well as distribute the weight of, heavy dresses that were fashionable at the time. Prior to the 1500s, most clothing was tailored to fit the body. Any adjustment to the silhouette was made by a kirtle worn underneath dresses and other garments such as "breast bags" or underwear like the Lenberg bras . It's likely that the corset began as a kirtle with the bodice stiffened with…
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Compared with the 18th century therearen’t many stays still around from the 17th century. There isn’t much written about them either- I suspect there are a buried treasured hidden in museum collections that no one has ever bothered about. Here I have collected information of the extant stays I know about. To not make the post too long, I’ve saved the boned bodices of that period for a later post. The oldest stays we have are German and dated to 1598. It was part of the burial clothes for…
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1000+ images about Tudor and Elizabethan Corsets on Pinterest | Silk, Patterns and Effigy
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The effigy corset of Queen Elizabeth I reproduction after a pattern by the Tudor Tailor, made by Wicked Lady corsets
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corset 1820-1830
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As I said yesterday, the first real corsets were worn in Tudor times. The quote below is from website Elizabethan Costume.net . Click on the link to read the entire article. When people...
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1620 a kitchen maid dressed in smock, corset, petticoat and apron.
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Baroque corset Elisabeth
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*** (NOTE: The bulk of this post was written in 2022 but it was not completed and published until two years later, so the timeline it describes might be a bit confusing) *** Like so many of my other outfits, this project started out as something entirely different. Well, not entirely... I've been in love with these images of Bavarian camp followers since I first started down the rabbit hole of 16th c. costumes (now many years ago). What can I say? I'm a sucker for ladies with weapons. (As…
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I will be sharing how I recreated a civil war era corset, complete with hand embroidery and tons of bone flossing! Want to see how I did it? 🪡🧵 #civilwarfashion #corsets #corsetry #corsetdress #corsetmaking #corset #corsetmaker #corsetlove #vintagecorset #corsetfashion #civilwar #civilwarera #civilwardress #sewing #sewingproject #sewinglove #sewingpattern #sewingblogger #sewingpatterns #ilovesewing #sewinglife #sewingprojects #handsewing #sewingblog #sewingtutorial #sewingcommunity
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Explore Mme. du Jard's 1238 photos on Flickr!
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