Striped regency dress – the petticoat and short stays

  Regency short stays were made according to the J.S. Bernhardt book, 1810, Dresden and the blog post about this book on Kleidung um 1800 blog. Stays are made of cotton twill, silk thread and plastic and metal boning. On the stays there is worn a regency cotton petticoat with shoulder straps, the trimming on the hem (tucks and embroidery) was inspired by the petticoat, c. 1820, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.