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White regency bib front dress – regency brassiere

  The regency brassiere is made according to the extant brassiere dated to early 19th Century located in Kyoto Costume Institute. The brassiere is made of cotton twill, linen lining and twill tape and consists of two separate triangular parts with shoulder pieces, which are tied around the chest with tapes. According to the extant brassiere at the front there is some vertical boning.

 
Tailor's - Hanka, White Regency bib front dress - hairstyle and poke bonnet, part 3
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Tailor's - Hanka, White regency bib front dress – regency brassiere, part 2