Bodies or Stays? Underwear or Outerwear? Seventeenth-century Foundation Garments explained. – Sarah A. Bendall

By A Mystery Man Writer

What should we call the torso-shaping female foundation garments of the seventeenth century? Were they pairs of bodies? Bodices? Stays? Moreover, how were they worn? Were they underwear or were the outer wear? This post clears the air about terminology!

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