Bodies or Stays? Underwear or Outerwear? Seventeenth-century
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
What should we call the torso-shaping female foundation garments of the seventeenth century? Were they pairs of bodies? Bodices? Stays? Moreover, how were they worn? Were they underwear or were the outer wear? This post clears the air about terminology!
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Bodies and Stays – Page 2 – Sarah A. Bendall
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Stays, Unknown
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The Writer's Guide to the History of Corsets & Other Boned
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Talk: Body-makers and Farthingale-makers in Seventeenth-Century
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Dress Historian explains the difference between Bodies and Stays
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17th Century baroque Stays or Pair of Bodies Pattern
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A Short History of the Corset
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16th century – Page 2 – Sarah A. Bendall
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18th century – Sarah A. Bendall
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A brief history of men's underwear · V&A
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Dame Filmer Bodies, c. 1630-1650 Reconstruction
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