Leather stays

From the Summer 2012 Thread-Headed Bust-or-Bust Collection, we proudly present yet another pair of leather stays! (I'll quietly wait here as you drool over my contorted flesh.) Mmm... Squozen. I pretty much continually obsess over leather stays. That's normal, right? I think about them more than I think about housecleaning (har!) or eliminating my increasingly obvious mustache combined. (Not that there is much else to do here in the great state of "93% Humidity" in the town of "Flash-Flood…

Make your own stays, no sewing required! In costuming, so many of the activities and studies revolve around the extravagant, beautiful, expensive, and complicated fashions of the rich and famous. But what about the rest of the folks? The ones pulling turnips, making bread, digging gardens, or sweeping the cobblestones? In 17th and 18th Century…

Posts about corded regency stays written by Gloria

Two Nerdy History Girls: Update: More About Those 18thc Leather Stays

Are leather stays controversial? I sometimes encounter that view online, which have always puzzled me as I know there are extant ones around. Perhaps it is due to regional differences, what was common in Sweden wasn’t common elsewhere. There are several extant ones in Swedish museum collections and they seem to have been popular as working stays and for children. The ones in this post are all located at the museum Nordiska in Stockholm, but they are not the only one. There are, for example…

These back lacing Stays of heavy brown leather with stomacher front are constructed from 3 main pieces joined by Streatley stitching*. The front section of the stays is very wide at the top featuring a slightly rounded neckline and tapers down at the waist. The whole stomacher is covered with panels of green linen and bordered by brown wool. The top edges are covered with linen tape. The centre back is reinforced with an extra leather strip and saddle stitched*.

Absolutely beautiful!! Daelys steampunk leather underbust by AtelierFantastique.deviantart.com on @DeviantArt

It is Handmade leather corset with Tooled beautiful designs. Handmade and hand dyed belt with high quality leather. It is adjustable with lace. MEASUREMENTS: XS : 58cm - 64 cm / 23" in -25" in S : 66 cm - 74 cm / 26" in - 29"in M : 75 cm-85 cm / 29.5 ”in – 33.5” in L: 85 cm-95 cm / 33.5 ”in – 37.4” in XL: 95 cm-105 cm / 37.4 ”in - 41.3” in DETAILS: ► 100% handmade ► 100% genuine leather ► Made on your measurements ► Unique design ► Battle ready ► LARP standard ► Worldwide delivery NOTE: This…

Leather Line by Imani Ateliê

Woman's stays of pink linen, 1780s, British; reinforced with baleen