How fun that all sounds! I just finished sewing 1810's costumes for my husband and myself, for the annual Jane…
I love all the fabric you've chosen!
I think this is the first pair of stays I've EVER seen that are only front lacing. How odd! Definitely…
The boning is really interesting--the criss-crossing looks pretty neato 🙂 Any chance they were somehow remade/reworked/bits salvaged from 1760s stays…
The look late to me as well- not as conical in shape. And I like the boning placement.
Maybe they were for a girl. They were THAT small. Hallie, that was my thought exactly when I first saw…
These look a pair of stays in transition between 1780s and 90s. Almost batwing in shape, an interesting boning pattern.
Perhaps it really was for a girl, hence the lesser amount of boning? The idea of children being laced is…
I think in their day they were probably decent-looking. I just imagined what a white bra might look like in…
Leimomi, you do the Teens SO well. Your Laurel Wreath dress was incredible!!