hats and laces

Amazing reproduction stays!

Stays, 1770-1790s

I wish the stays I’m making would look like this when finished.

Italian stays, circa 1750

French stays, 1730-1740

Stays from the third quarter of the 18th century with attached bumroll.

Edit: Yet again, hummeline saves the day ;)

yeoldefashion:

The rainbow may be technically over, but there are still a few more colors to do. Today let’s focus on everything pretty and pink.

First off is this absolutely amazing pair of sleeved stays dating to the 1660s.

yeoldefashion:

One thing that people of seem surprised by when it comes to fashion history is all the bright colors. Contrary to what history class would have you believe, the past was not in black in white.

To emphasize this, I thought it would be fun to do a “Rainbow Week” this week. Every day is going to focus on articles of clothing of one particular color, covering all historical eras. As the beginning is a very good place to start, today’s color will be RED.

Starting with this exceptionally beautiful corset, stays and stomacher that has amazingly survived for almost 400 years. Made between 1620 and 1640.

Because you all seem to love corsets:

I give you the predecessor of corset: Stays

European, late 18th century.

(thanks mantua-maker for pointing out the error!)