tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post919113089958564002..comments2023-05-09T06:52:24.318-04:00Comments on 18th century stays: Corps à baleine, FranceHallie Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843442726804488784noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-81400186062316608052013-02-20T10:40:13.668-05:002013-02-20T10:40:13.668-05:00These stays make me feel faint...they are SO beaut...These stays make me feel faint...they are SO beautiful!Athena's Grove - Fabric Trimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524573004227992849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-12785748178866835242011-09-14T16:12:17.418-04:002011-09-14T16:12:17.418-04:00So what period do the spade and fingers suggest fo...So what period do the spade and fingers suggest for these lovely items?WPT IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168784939751342345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-28787485704675650722011-08-31T18:31:51.603-04:002011-08-31T18:31:51.603-04:00What utterly gorgeous stays! Such wonderful inspi...What utterly gorgeous stays! Such wonderful inspiration for fabrics and colour combinations. Sigh. I want the time to do nothing but make pretty silk stays!The Dreamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897608732348842792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-91347730924722975832011-08-25T11:14:40.872-04:002011-08-25T11:14:40.872-04:00That lining is lovely, the usual lining in English...That lining is lovely, the usual lining in English/American stays is a blue check linen, which can also be really pretty, but not as pretty as that print!Hallie Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843442726804488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-5803080363355718432011-08-25T11:08:35.451-04:002011-08-25T11:08:35.451-04:00Beautiful! I'm inspired to line my next stays ...Beautiful! I'm inspired to line my next stays with a print like the corps Alsace. Thank you for posting these!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-43925345068354931042011-08-25T09:52:37.406-04:002011-08-25T09:52:37.406-04:00I am not sure why they designated the Alsace pair ...I am not sure why they designated the Alsace pair of stays as such by location and not as stays, since they are indeed stays. Sometimes the designations used by museums are obscure to the reader.Hallie Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843442726804488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-41382629630943026572011-08-25T09:47:21.669-04:002011-08-25T09:47:21.669-04:00Just a thing : the first stays is designated as &q...Just a thing : the first stays is designated as "corps" only (the french word equivalent to "stays", actually it means "body"), Alsace is the french region from which it comes from.heileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202218644344950493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-7593249689788811392011-08-25T03:24:42.103-04:002011-08-25T03:24:42.103-04:00Lovely - thank for you finding these and sharing t...Lovely - thank for you finding these and sharing them.Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525832180559124343.post-55369885606271687252011-08-24T09:24:27.567-04:002011-08-24T09:24:27.567-04:00I want ribbons on my new stays!I want ribbons on my new stays!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029537644437898609noreply@blogger.com