You'd have to ask Lara, who owns the collection, but from what she shows, they do seem to have lasted through the decade, just fine. Then when you go to the Twenties on the next page, you do start to see some changes. The waist comes down, and the length comes up, elastic comes in, and the whole thing starts to turn into a girdle. It's fascinating to watch the changes through the decades, like a flip book! One piece foundation garments have never entirely disappeared, but they're no longer the principal undergarment (thank god!)
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Gorgeous! > > Now, sitting in those long-bodied corsets must have been...interesting. At > least one shows creases where your thighs would bend. Did this style of > corset last long? Is there an speculation that their extremeness might have > contributed to their popularity being brief? > > I'd love to make one of these someday, garter straps and all! > > > > Claudine > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Maggie <[email protected]> > > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:37:29 AM > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1913 stays > > > > And here's a collection of the real thing > > http://laracorsets.com/Antique_corset_collection_5_Teens+WWI_corsets.htm > > > > > > MaggiRos > > > > > > <snipped> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
