Short stays

I recently finished my short stays and I am pretty pleased! This is the first time I’ve only done an entire hand sewn garment. GO ME!Pattern: It is a self drafted pattern based off of the Sen…

Here’s my finished Regency short stays! Since asked in a previous post for more info, I thought I’d do this follow up and a brief pattern review. Sorry, I’m not going to be modelling these, for modesty’s sake. Pattern review guidelines borrowed from patternreview.com Pattern used: Sense and Sensibility Regency Underthings. I used the E-Pattern […]Continue Reading...

Hi, my name’s Steph and I’m interning at Playful Promises this week! I’m a Costume Design student at UAL , so I thought I’d write a blog post about historical underwear – more specifically, the corset! When we think of historical corsets today, what comes to mind is the extreme hourgla

The newt project for Lauren the Silhouettist is a pair of Regency short stays. We first took a look at what's out there, for inspiration: Transitional 1790s (left) and long busked stays (later 1800) Transitional stays showing tabs and drawstring. Transitional Stays pattern from Past Patterns. The Regency Sports

Oh, look! I actually remembered to take a picture of something in progress! I’m the worst at blogging progress on projects unless they’re of a massive undertaking. This is borderline time consuming, so here she is! I’m working on making up my first pair of Regency short stays. Short stays are basically a Regency equivalent […]Continue Reading...

"Let the youthful female exhibit without shade as much of her bust as shall come within the limits of fashion, without infringing on the borders of immodesty. Let the fair of riper years appear less exposed. To sensible and tasteful women a hint is merely required." - "On the Detail of Dress," The Mirror of the Graces by a Lady of Distinction, 1811 Front-lacing Regency Short Stays Short stays, long stays, half and transitional stays! Pull up a seat and stay a while as today's post is all…

Early 1800s cross between a bra and stays.

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c. 1790 Corset or Stays. Victoria and Albert Museum.