Cotton Bust Bodice | V&A | 1800-1830

Cotton Bust Bodice | V&A | 1800-1830

Wedding corset, V&A, 1887 After making corsets myself, this level of workmanship and skill blows my mind.

Wedding corset, V&A, 1887

After making corsets myself, this level of workmanship and skill blows my mind.

In honor of my working on some finishing touches on my own quilted petticoat today, I give you a new favorite that I love because of its uniqueness - a black silk petticoat! Never before have I seen this color. Due to the difficulties with black dye and its lack of colorfastness, this must have been for quite a wealthy woman. [18th century, Met Museum]

In honor of my working on some finishing touches on my own quilted petticoat today, I give you a new favorite that I love because of its uniqueness - a black silk petticoat! Never before have I seen this color. Due to the difficulties with black dye and its lack of colorfastness, this must have been for quite a wealthy woman.

[18th century, Met Museum]


Homespun linen stays, Tasha Tudor Collection, 1810-25


Tasha Tudor Collection: cotton boned and corded corset, 1875-90s

Elizabeth Allan in some stunning 1930s undergarments. Fabulous!

Elizabeth Allan in some stunning 1930s undergarments. Fabulous!

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Posted for my co-moderator, here is a satire of a shop selling rump rolls from the book The History of Underclothes. Though satires are exaggerated, it still gives a nice idea of what late eighteenth century rump rolls looked like!

Posted for my co-moderator, here is a satire of a shop selling rump rolls from the book The History of Underclothes. Though satires are exaggerated, it still gives a nice idea of what late eighteenth century rump rolls looked like!

Silk Underpants (French), Met Museum, ca. 1930

Silk Underpants (French), Met Museum, ca. 1930

Silk Underpants (French), Met Museum, 1930-39

Silk Underpants (French), Met Museum, 1930-39

Corset (French), Met Museum, 1928

Corset (French), Met Museum, 1928


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