According to some books I have, a 'waistcoat' was a coat cut to the
waist. i.e. a short coat (with sleeves) - didn't matter if it was
male or female. Therefore a bodice was a waistcoat (worn with a
skirt) as apposed to a 'gown' which was like a long coat but tended
to be worn by married women.
Jill
At 12:57 27/08/2008, you wrote:
At a re-enactment event at the weekend, someone mentioned that she
had heard that women's bodices were called waistcoats in the early
17th century. No-one else was aware of this. I'm sure I have seen
mention of the waistcoat as a woman's garment on this list, but can
anyone clarify the definition?
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th century reenactor.
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