Women's chemises

This thoughtfully made chemise fits comfortably under any garb, leaving gorgeous volume where you want it (bust, sleeves, hemline) and not where you don't (waistline)! Avoid uncomfortable bunching under a corset or kirtle with this obsessively engineered chemise. These are made-to-order, only. Please contact me to order

19th c. ladies in undergarments

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FANTASY & MEDIEVAL WONDERFULL FASHION

Edwardian women often wore combination underwear instead of a separate chemise and drawers to reduce the bulk at the waist.

I made myself a thing! I've been slowly but steadily plugging away at the Cranach gown. All the pieces for the dress have been cut out, the under-petticoat just needs a hem, and the sleeveless chemise is done! Pictures aren't very fabulous, due to a lack of good lighting and being taken on my iphone, but at least there's proof that the chemise exists. It's a thing! That works! I haven't finished my Goldhaube yet (the headdress/cap), so for these photos I just wound some extra lengths of…

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Have you ever noticed that when you start gathering together images as “proof” of whatever historical things you’re planning to sew that suddenly you start seeing things in the images you’ve never seen before? Yeah, it’s like that. Here we go, I’m working on a 15th century kirtle (or cotehardie, whatever you want to call it) and I’m tickled at…Continue Reading→

As I've been looking deeper into my collection of French manuscripts from the first 3 decades of the 15th century I've gained a better understanding of the layers of dress and their relationship to class. This is just the very tip of the iceberg to the entire topic of women's dress in France at this time, but as far as primers go, it seems like a good place to start. Source All women, regardless of class or occupation, would have aimed for a complete outfit of 3 layers as a "best case"…