Bodies or Stays? Underwear or Outerwear? Seventeenth-century
By A Mystery Man Writer
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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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