A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 - The
In last week’s (well, almost week before lasts at this point!) Five for Friday post, when I discussed transitional stays, and succumbing to the temptation to make ‘reenactor style’ Regency stays* (which, you will be pleased to hear, I have not!), I didn’t make it clear what either was. So naturally, people asked! I was going to just write about transitional stays and reenactor stays, but how can you write about a transition if you don’t show what something is transitioning from, and towards? And how can I show something is a reenactorism if I don’t show what the reality was? I realised that both needed more background, and deserved complete posts. So, here is the slightly longer, more complicated, post with a history of supportive undergarments (i.e. stays and corsets – read this post for the difference between the two) from 1750 to 1850. This is intended as a very general introduction to the way the types of supportive undergarments period, rather than an in-depth exploration. One could easily write a full blog post …
ca. 1770-1790. Beige boned stays with waist tabs. European or American, Quilted cotton, tan leather binding at underarms, ba…
A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 - The Dreamstress
Stays, American
Pairs of Bodies, Effigies, Stays, Lucy's Corsetry
470 Corsets ideas historical fashion, corset, historical clothing
Les dessous XIXe : 1830 – 1870
A quick guide to corset & stay styles from 1750 to 1850 (The Dreamstress)
Stays, between 1725 and 1775. Historic corsets, 18th century fashion, Vintage accessories
ca. 1820 Stays, Grand Ladies, gogm
470 Corsets ideas historical fashion, corset, historical clothing
Corset, 1830–35, American cotton, bone, metal, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum o…