Hi Aylwen, What have you tried so far? If we know what's already been tried there won't need to be any re-inventing of the wheel. For anything pre-1600 you are fairly safe to skip boning for anyone who isn't extremely high fashion (and musicians paid to perform for a ball definitely weren't high fashion) Elizabeth
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden <aylwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends > Our dance group prides itself on wearing historically correct gowns and > undergarments for our dance performances, but it is not comfortable for our > pianist and other musicians. I am exploring ways I can bone the bodices of > the gowns and still give sitting-down musicians breathing space - but still > have the garments look close-to-accurate. Can anyone offer me any advice? > We costume from 1450 through to 1900 - all styles along the way. > Many thanks, > Aylwen > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
