Georgian stays

1760-1770 strapless stays from PoF5

Stays ~ ca. 1730-70, from the Musée Galliera Heavy linen boned bodice with shoulder straps tied with laces at the back. It has a rounded neckline in the front with a straight edge to the back. The …

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There’s been a spate of discussion flying about the ORS for a little while now. Mostly it’s a discussion on how a set of Regency stays ought to fit, and how does one compensate for special issues, like more endowed ladies, or wide hips, etc. The first misconception by anyone who’s accustomed to making corsets from other periods is that Regency stays should be shaped and fitted like a corset. Of course they should fit you, and of course they should rest along your curves, but a Regency corset…

MAKING REGENCY STAYS I'm doing a fabric stash busting project making a regency outfit combining the style of Daphne's dresses from the Bridgerton costumes with the Hamilton spencer jacket pattern, but first things first, I need to create the appropriate historical underwear which is a pair of stays. It's no good sewing a corset as corsets weren't a thing for regency fashion. This project follows me as I draft a pattern, sew a mock up and then the final reveal of my stays!

The type of look I am planning to emulate. Longing for some years for a longer-waisted 18th century silhouette suited to 1740s-1760s half-dress wear, this January I finally found the gumption to attempt a pair of stays to create the look. Stays weren't something I wanted to make, particularly. The local landfill now hides an aborted pair of 1790s stays, and I was never wholly happy with a pair of hand-sewn 1790s transition stays I spent a whole season hunched over and that bear specks of…

Voila! I've put the finishing touches on my 18th century stays and I could not be more excited and proud of the final result. I've made these as the foundation to complete my 1780's style costume that I'll wear this fall with my family to a Revolutionary War re-enactment. But before I go into any of

I’ve been on a sewing roll in 2019 and my latest project is a pair of early 19th century stays. As fashion moved towards a neoclassical influence around the turn of the century, the undergarments worn also evolved. Instead of shaping the torso into a conical shape ( like my first pair of stays ), th

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1740's stays pieces.

This handmade peasant bodice is the perfect centerpiece for any renaissance or peasant costume! This two-tone rose gold vintage fabric shines with incredible luster as you move, and it is lined with cotton canvas for strength. Hand set bronze eyelets line the front opening of this corset, which is

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The Eloise Regency Stays is named after the second eldest Bridgerton daughter who we admire for her style and spunky personality. For all the fans of the show out there, this stays corset brings all the aesthetics of the Bridgerton world and regency charm.