Title: Women's Clothing from 1700
Headings: Women's Clothing from 1700
Women's Clothing from 1700
Undergarments
Shift
Stockings
Foundation Garments
Hair
Kerchief
Shoes
Pockets
Stays
Daily Garments
Petticoats
Stomacher
Cap
Gown
Belt
Pin Ball & Scissor Clip
Outer Garments
Cape
Hood
Mittens
Basket
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Content: Stays
Stays are a support garment stiffened with whalebone, wood or reed; that provides good posture and the ice cream cone-shaped silhouette that was popular throughout most of the 18th century. A woman might start wearing stays as a toddler! If she did not have the skill to make her own, she could purchase stays that had been imported from England. However, there was no guarantee that they would fit! The woman shown here made an extra piece to slip under the front lacing to provide a better fit. Daily Garments
Petticoats
This woman wears two petticoats. Today we call them skirts. A woman would wear up to four of five petticoats, depending upon the weather. Stomacher
Gowns and jackets in the early 18th century had gaps in the front.