"Getting dressed in the 18th C" Topic

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piper909	21 Aug 2017 1:28 p.m. PST
This was fascinating -- a reenactment of how a lady got herself dressed in the 1700s. So many separate pieces! And who dressed the maids? link Makes you appreciate how much easier the guys had it, even back then.
dragon6	21 Aug 2017 3:34 p.m. PST
Very good. Interesting link
StoneMtnMinis	21 Aug 2017 4:41 p.m. PST
What was the rod down the front for?
piper909	21 Aug 2017 10:26 p.m. PST
Stopping rapier thrusts?
bsrlee	22 Aug 2017 1:43 a.m. PST
The video is very badly buffered, at least thru my ISP. So I couldn't see exactly what rod you are referring to, but I think you are talking about the 'busk' which went into a pocket in the front of the stays, which helped reinforce the flat front look, and is recorded as also being used to smack wandering male hands. Elaborately carved ones were also given as 'courting gifts' by more rural folk.
piper909	22 Aug 2017 10:33 a.m. PST
"also being used to smack wandering male hands", haha! Unless you're Nora Brady ("Barry Lyndon")
Haitiansoldier	22 Aug 2017 5:24 p.m. PST
I think women's clothing was prettiest during the 30s-60s. The 18th century was too much clothes.
Ottoathome	10 Sep 2017 2:39 p.m. PST
The more ornate the wrapping the better the present when it is opened.

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