Regency corset questions
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frualeydisApparently the preserved regency corsets that can be seen on the 'net and in books like Fashion from the Kyoto Costume institute all are dated to 1820 and thereafter. They usually have the broad busk characterizing the "divorce" corset that is first mentioned in 1811. Norah waugh doesn't give a pattern for this period and the pattern in Hunnisett is also of the later type.
On the other hand, the very late, short 18th century corsets according to some sources continued to be worn at least up to the turn of the century.
When did the transition take place? How did corsets look between the 1790s and the 1820s?
Although I like the period around 1820 too, my intention is to make a dress from, say ca 1805-1810, what kind of corset would have been worn then? It would have been white surely, considering the transparency of some of the dresses, but would it have been shaped more like the 18th century corset or the corsets from the 1820s and 1830s?
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On the other hand, the very late, short 18th century corsets according to some sources continued to be worn at least up to the turn of the century.
When did the transition take place? How did corsets look between the 1790s and the 1820s?
Although I like the period around 1820 too, my intention is to make a dress from, say ca 1805-1810, what kind of corset would have been worn then? It would have been white surely, considering the transparency of some of the dresses, but would it have been shaped more like the 18th century corset or the corsets from the 1820s and 1830s?
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