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Pet en lair mid 18th century

The presented costume consists of a petticoat and a short version of the robe francaise called pet en lair This type of the outfit was very popular for most of the eighteenth century. It was a dress for less formal occasions, but it did not detract from its elegance. The presented model … Continue reading →

Early 17th Century Dutch Gown

This historical costume presents a characteristic type of wealthy women's clothing known from numerous paintings of Dutch Baroque painting. It is made of several layers. Underwear The layer closest to the body includes a shirt decorated with lace inserts, a woolen petticoat decorated with … Continue reading →

Corset – 1840’s

The corset’s tailoring has been designed on the basis of the preserved specimen that is one of the exhibits of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It has only one fastening in the form of lacing on the back. The corset has breasts’ gussets that have been sewn through with strings in … Continue reading →

Corset with blue flossing

The presented corset is typical of the second half of the 1870’s and 1880’s. There were many sewing patterns of these types of corsets in the magazines of that period. The corset is made of two layers of a cotton fabric. It has got two fasteners, a busk at the front and lacing at the back. … Continue reading →