17th Century Stay
Pattern from Norah Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines
17th Century Bodice and Skirt Bodice
Pattern was taken from Jean Hunnisett's Period Costumes for Stage and Screen 1500-1800
Inspiration for the costume was from Jan Vermeer's painting Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window
C. 1657-1659
18th Century Corset and Bustle
Patterns were taken from Frances Grimble's Fashion of the Gilded Age, Vol I
1885 Harper's Bazaar Day Dress
Pattern taken from Frances Grimble's Fashion of the Gilded Age, Vol I
