I wonder if they could ever relax and kick back. Perhaps when they pulled off their corsets with stays and put on a nightgown for bed they could slump a little.I ran across this fashion spread whilst sorting through some stuff. It was badly water damaged and has a touch of mildew. I sent it off to Newbie Richardson, a restorer. Perhaps she can use it for reference material as she preserves and reconstructs old garments.
What price beauty? Glad we are liberated.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't bear thinking about, does it? Apart from the discomfort, those fabrics wouldn't have been washable, and would have taken so much looking after.
ReplyDeleteI remember my grandmother still wore a corset, even when the summer in New Zealand was boiling!
ReplyDeleteShe would have been amazed at my T shirt & comfy jeans!