If you are wearing a corset that is comfortably tight, your body doesn't move much. On top of that, you wear a dress bodice which laces up the back or sides, so you get a really good fit every time. It gives the smooth look. Bjarne, would you like some photos of women dressing for the Renaissance Faire? We try to be as authentic as possible, so we wear chemise, corset, hoops, bumroll (which just sits on the hips, no need to lace it in, underskirt, overskirt, and bodice top. Some of our folks who are very good seamstresses achieve a great fit. Sharon
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zuzana Kraemerova Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:21 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] women costumes from "The three musketeers" Hmm.... so you think they had a corset with tabs to which the bumroll was attached and over it the dress? So the dress itself should be of two parts - the skirt and the bodice. One thing that remains a mystery to me is this perfect fit of the bodices - I'd say they were at least stiffened with something. [EMAIL PROTECTED] says they were boned. This thing with attaching the bumroll to the tabs of the corset is quite interesting - I've never heard about it before. You know it from the Evolution of Fashion? It's a real pity I haven't got that book. But it's a good tip for buying, thanks:-)) Just one thing - how far on the tabs would the bumroll be, I mean, just at the waist or an inch or two lower? Just to know how to make the waistline of that bumroll. Zuzana Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think they wore a bodice under the dress wich had a peplum or large tabs. And i would guess there was lacing holes on top of the tabs, to hold up a small bumroll. Corsets must have ben worn to give this push up breasts, and smooth bodice. How they looked like, i really would have loved to see. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
