...
Also popular with costumers of this period is a slip-like
undergarment with the corset-like boned bodice and an underskirt all sewn
together. Sometimes the bodice of the boned lining comes down to the natural
waist even though the skirt is set on at the raised level typical of
the period.
A sheer gown can be worn over this.
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Albert,
There's a garment like this illustrated in Hunnisett (the one that
includes the Regency period). I've been calling it a bodiced
petticoat, and don't offhand know what Hunnissett herself calls it.
The bodice is shaped more-or-less like a sports bra (with gussets
and no boning) and has an ankle-length skirt attached. Two of my
friends made this garment at Costume College last year, and with
proper fitting it does a fabulous job of lifting the bust high
enough to get that typical Regency look. I haven't read Hunnissett's
notes on this garment, so don't know what historical basis she has
for it, but would like to know.
When Hunnisett wrote the book she had no justification for the
particular pattern that she worked out. (She said the it just seemed
to be the most practical solution!) However, since then, there have
been examples that I have seen on E Bay and in occasional museum
pictures. In any case, none of the extant garments appear, on my
screen anyway, to have been boned or corded.
Suzi
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