Countrywoman's bodice, 19th century

A bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ...

The term comes from pair of bodies (because the garment was originally made in two pieces that fastened together, frequently by lacing).

In common usage, bodice refers to an upper garment that has removable sleeves or no sleeves, often low-cut, worn in Europe from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century, either over a corset or in lieu of one. To achieve a fashionable shape and support the bust, the bodice was frequently stiffened with bents (a type of reed), or whalebone. Sleeve (O. Eng. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Binomial name Phragmites australis (Cav. ... Baleen (also called whalebone) is a substance made of keratin and is therefore stiff but somewhat elastic. ...

Bodices survive into modern times in the traditional or revived folk dress of many European countries (see, for example, Austrian dirndl or the Aboyne dress worn by Scottish highland dancers). National dress is a type of clothing which identifies with a certain nationality or culture. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... a Dirndl A dirndl is a type of traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of the Alpine peasants. ... A young Highland dancer wearing the Aboyne dress prescribed for females for the Natioanl dances The Aboyne dress is the name given to the prescribed attire for females in the Scottish national dances, such as the Flora McDonald, the Highland lilt, and others. ... A young highland dancer demonstrates her form in the Scottish sword at the 2005 Bellingham (Washington) Highland Games The term Highland dancing is used today to refer to a style of athletic solo dancing which evolved into its current form during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the context of...

Bodice continues in use to refer to the upper portion of a one- or two-piece dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves. The bodice of a dress was called the corsage in the nineteenth century. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse dHaussonville, wearing a dress. ... A skirt is a traditionally feminine tube- or cone-shaped garment which is worn from the waist and covers the legs. ... Corsage refers to the bodice of a dress. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bodices are commonly seen today at SCA events or a Renaissance Fair. The Society for Creative Anachronism (usually shortened to SCA) is a historical reenactment and living history group approximating mainly pre-17th century Western European history and culture. ... Entertainers at the Golden Gate Renaissance Festival 2005. ...

See also

• Dirndl

a Dirndl A dirndl is a type of traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of the Alpine peasants. ...

References

Arnold, Janet: Patterns of Fashion: the cut and construction of clothes for men and women 1560-1620, Macmillan 1985. (ISBN 0-89676-083-9)