Antique stays with stomacher, France, c. 1730-1740
This gallery will include some Tudor-style stays, Elizabethan-style stays, Stuart-style stays, and Antoinette-style stays, spanning the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries (Please also note that I focused on the longer stays, and I did not include the unique shortened stays of the Regency Era – I created an exclusive gallery for Regency stays here).
I’m well-aware that I am grouping together some 300 years of undergarments in this gallery, but if you scroll through, you’ll discover that some of these corset makers also make hybrid stays and Elizabethan-inspired corsets without remaining historically accurate, so they would be difficult to further categorize. At some point, I may consider splitting this gallery into multiple smaller ones to cover the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries individually, but for now enjoy a conglomerate of pre-industrial-era corsetry – use these visual cues to decide which era is your favorite for pairs of bodies, effigies, and stays!
*Corset makers: if you have made fan-laced corsets and would like to be included in the gallery, please submit your best photo to my email here with a 1-sentence description and your website URL. Safe-for-work photos are preferred! Thank you!*
Red Threaded has several pattern styles of Stays on their Etsy shop, $20 USDCorsets by Caroline Pattern! – a 9 panelled corset pattern based on an early 18th century ‘stays’ design (c1715), $15 USDScroop Patterns: Augusta Stays 1775-1789, $18 USDAmerican Duchess sells Simplicity Patterns for 18th Century Stays, $12.50 USD
~Honorable Mentions~
Charlotte Raine Corsetry (UK) made Tudor/ Elizabethan stays (16th C), Stuart stays (17th C) and shown here the 18th C stays called the “Antoinette”Serindë Corsets (France) created this entire Elizabethan ensemble and is experienced in making simply bodices as well. Photo: NB pix. Model & mua : Indis Tesla. Hair: Coraline Nega Tif. Jewelry : La CaméristeStunning 18th-century-inspired hybrid stays, by Beata Sievi Corset Artist (Switzerland)Rossetti is a well-respected maker of ballet costumes and unconventional wedding dresses, who also made magnificent corsets and stays, like this “Ophelia” 18th century stay.As an honorable mention, Tabistry created these “Stay Tab Tabbed Stays” made from ribbon and aluminum can tabs! Click through to find MielJolie’s shop where you can purchase the pattern and instructions to make your own!
*Please note that I have not personally tried every corset brand in this list, nor do I necessarily endorse every company in this list. This is for informational purposes only. Please contact the individual corsetieres for more information on their stays. Etsy affiliate links which keep these galleries online and free for everyone to use.
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