We are still at that "big" project, I worked on for a month in October and November.
We know by now, that it is an 1870-ies dress, which needs more than one underlayer.
The first layer, the chemise and drawers I showed last week, are the one that directly covers the body, they can (and should be) changed and washed regurarly, possibly daily (if used daily, otherwise after each use). They are the one that suck up sweat, bacteria and other stuff, and defend the next layers from them.
The next layer containes what can be called, the structural support, the layer, that gives shape to the outfit. This layer containes the corset, the cosetcovel, the bustle and the petticoat.
The corset has more than a few "tasks", of which making the body thinner is the last, and practically only a side effect but there will be a separate post on that.
There is a "corset cover" over the corset, to soften the lines that could be seen at the bustline or at the back. In certain cases it can have an extra decorative function too.
The bustle that gives the skirt shape, which is in this period emphasizes the back.
And a petticoat that is a layer between the skirt and the bustle, once again, softening the lines of the bustle structure. It is still valid for this period, what we say for the crinolins, that if your hoops showing through was much like we look at having your panties show above your trousers. It happens, but definetly not elegant, not even accepted.
And now, there is only the dress itself, that we have to wait for...
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