Before making these stays, I already had two hand sewn pairs of 18th century stays. It's completely logical to need a third, right? ...

For my robe a la piemontaise and redingote, I decided I wanted new stays. I wanted them to be a little different than my other stays, so I...

A piemontaise was a fashionable gown of the 1780s. It was similar to a sacque in that it had pleats from the shoulder to the hem, but unli...