I think a lot of the not wearing stays was under robe battante or the sort of loose jackets shown in Arnold, and women were less likely to be painted in these. There is a difference between being required to wear stays at court, and ONLY being required to wear stays at court. I suspect most wealthy French women would have worn stays on a pretty regular basis though evidence suggests they were never as commonly worn in France as in Britain , but there was a code of dress for court, and it specifically mentions stays as a requirement unless the lady was unable to wear them.
In the same way, Victorian court presentation dress required white gloves, but most ladies would wear white gloves to most events, although other colours were permitted. Make sense? Lots of the sort of early 20th century blithe quoting of Victorian fetish writing as fact, and pseudo-histories that Steele and others have so thoroughly disproven. It was ish, she was in France and had been on the Continent for a few years by this point and referring to young English ladies that I suppose had relatively recently arrived.
As an aside — I examined that set of stays in the Manchester collection you pictured here. They are much more beautiful in-person and in absolutely perfect condition. Thank you. It does make sense that the wealthy would wear stays more regularly. Thank you for so patiently correcting me whenever I leave foolish comments, I really appreciate it. Very interesting post! Love the insight and especially the pictures. The 3rd from the bottom, white, corded, is so beautiful!
I would love to try to make it someday. I find the bone eyelets particularly fascinating, and have been on the lookout for other garments with them, as a transition between thread bound eyelets and the post metal eyelets. From c. A sort of nursing bra for the times. Oh you clever woman! I got so caught up in reading all the history books that I forgot to go to the basic — the dictionary!
Thank you! What a cool article—and a wonderful conversation that followed. Great post! But those were […]. I need to make a set of stays for the mid teens. Do you have a recommendation for a pattern? You wrote:. Did you mean that corsets were originally less rigid than stays? Thanks for catching that! Grandma relied on a simple suspender belt to keep up her stockings, and embraced tights with glee. She was a woman ahead of her time! Thank you…as always I learned something I had no previous knowledge of, that is Victorian fetish writing.
I do have a querry, and if you have answered this before, I apologise. What is the earliest that torso, form fitting supports you notice that I am intentionally avoiding specific terminology were worn? It seems that there must have been a practical reason for the practice to last for such a long time.
Fasion alone seems unlikly. I reenact a poorer person working with a wagoner. What decade and area of the world do you reenact?
Period commentators made it clear that English women — even very poor ones, were almost invariably in stays, where it was much less common in France.
Corset in blue silk, circa Pink satin corset, c. Daniel says. The Dreamstress says. Or, perhaps, you are looking to help enhance and train your body to look a specific shape.
In which case a corset will help you achieve an hourglass shape, as it narrows your waist and lifts your bust. If you are opting for an outfit with tighter clothes, wearing a corset as an undergarment will be more beneficial for you compared to a bodice.
I stay in shape by trail running. When I am not writing posts to help you be as feminine as you can be, I work as a therapist. Your email address will not be published. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. It is totally OK not knowing what path your girly progression will take. It may seem as if you are stuck and not able to take the next steps to become even more girly. The truth is that some It is your girliness that allows you to be more in touch with your feelings and emotions.
That allows you to both feel love and give love more intensely. Skip to content. They could also be worn like a bodice as outer clothing over a blouse and skirt. What's the difference between a girdle and a corset?
Difference between girdle and corset. Corsets are very often confused with girdles. Corsets compress the body so as to achieve the hourglass body frame by lifting the bust area and slimming the waist area. A girdle slims the buttock, stomach, thigh and torso area. When did bras replace corsets? In the late 19th century, bras replaced the corset as the most widely used means of breast support. By the early 20th century, garments more closely resembling contemporary bras had emerged, although large-scale commercial production did not occur until the s.
Who invented corset? Roxey Ann Caplin. Do waist trainers move your organs? Do corsets really shrink your waist? Yes, you can reduce your waist size by wearing a corset. Along with reducing the waist fat, it also helps in other ways like providing a better body posture, helps in cardio exercise and muscle toning effectively, and provide noticeable weight loss.
Why are corsets bad? Wearing a corset for a very extended period of time can result in muscle atrophy and lower-back pain. The pectoral muscles also become weak after extensive tightlacing. These weakened muscles cause a greater reliance on the corset.
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