Stays V.S Corset
People often get the two mixed up, but here I will try to highlite there similaritese and differences.
This, childeren, is a corset. Its main purpose is to compress the waist and suport the bust. Corsets are often villinised as a turture device, confining, and dangerous. They are all those things, but the truth is, most women did not wear tight laced corsets, instead wearing 'enhancers' to still give the wearer fashinable shape. In my encounters with a corset, the most dangerous things about it is being hot, itchy, and a little confined. Dayly wearers can adjust there movements and comfert levle to the corset.
Why Bother?
There are two benafits I have seen two wearing a corset. With a corset, you can wear sleevless dresses with comfert, key word, suport. The next is how you cant slouch in a corset. The boneing and busk keeps you upright!
Stays, are an outside wear corset that is worn with a chemise or an overdress. They focas less on the bust and more on narrow waists with flairing hips. While the corset is esentualy underwear, stays are overwear.
This video gives you a nice viewing of stays!
By Emi
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ReplyDeleteThat's some interesting information about ladies' clothing. Are you going to be making a corset? What skills would you need to develop, what additional information would you need to learn, and what supplies would you need to obtain, and how much time would it take in order to make a corset?
ReplyDeleteWhat a clear explanation, plus the video too, thank you.
ReplyDeleteSo are you going to make a corset yourself?
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