Isis' Wardrobe

Part 1 can be found here.   Stays after 1650 Source Salmon pink stays, 1660-1680 at V&A. Made out of ten pattern pieces, g...

This article was first published at Foundations Revealed in April 2015. Due to length and amount of picture, this article will be posted i...

It has been quiet here, but the rest of my life has been pretty active. Some time ago I was asked by Talia of The Gibson Girl's Guide to...

Are leather stays controversial? I sometimes encounter that view online, which have always puzzled me as I know there are extant ones aro...

Front- and backlaced stays with tie-on sleeves, ca 1750, Italy Gustafs Skål's big jubilation party will take place May 9 (Do come, i...