(Every Womans Encyclopaedia, 1910-2) How To Take Off A Corset Before removing the corset, untie the lacers and loosen them before un-on the corset, consequently it retains clasping the hooks
I've seen dressmakers call this as a half-robe, however Norah Waugh in 'The Cut of Women's Clothes' refers to it as an open gown..." And again here is an image, this time of the Empress Josephine wearing an open robe creation at her coronation in 1806: For an example of another from England please see: The first image shown above is: "Costumes Parisiens 1811, plate no
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The parameters are simple in concept: non-constricting silhouettes, longer hemlines, and soft-to-the-touch fabrics
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The fit is a shift style, but slightly comes in at the waist to still give a little shape