The Stays or Corsets of the Regency era

The Stays or Corsets of the Regency era

I am currently working on a new historic outfit, based on the very beginning of the nineteenth century empire period. A very interesting period, given the fact that it was a total change from the rococo dresses with grand panniers and rigid stays. Even more because in...

Dress Details: The Empire Corset

Dress Details: The Empire Corset

As you could read in my last blog post, navigating the styles of corsets in empire fashion is not as straightforward as it seems. I concluded that research by saying: "a lot was possible in corsetry in this period. People just adapted their corset to what they needed...