Centuries-Sewing Historical Costumes and Clothing

A Pair of Bodies

Dorothea bodies drawing by Janet Arnold
Dorothea bodies drawing by Janet Arnold

A Pair of Bodies (Corset/Stays)

Status: Finished
Dress Diary: A Red Pair of Bodies

Links and References:

Elizabethan Costume Page:
History of the Elizabethan Corset

Mode Historique:
Elizabethan Corsetry – What We Think We Know (pdf file)


Pair of Bodies with busk

Pair of bodies insides

Pair of bodies from the side.

Pair of bodies back eyelets.

Pair of bodies close up.