Elizabethan bodies size 14-16

Elizabethan bodies

  Late bodies based on the famous stays made for the effigy of Elizabeth I in 1603 ( 1603 - Westminster Abbey, London, bodies for an effigy of Queen Elizabeth I). Perfect for late Elizabethan and Jacobean styles – essential in creating the smooth, elongated, conical silhouette of the era.

 Features:

  *made in linen canvas and a densly woven silk/linen damask ( from Sudburry Silk MIlls)

 *Fully boned with  reed – authentic, breathable and light! The reed adapts to your body and moves with it - making the stays very comfortable. Front lacing strip reinforced with artificial whalebone boning.

* linen lace in green

*Handworked eyelets

*construction and boning channels done on a machine

 *edges bound 

 Mesurements -  chest closes at 36.5",  waist closes at 32", waist - armpit height - 8"

Would suit best size 14-16, with natural body measurments  of chest - 38" to 41", waist 34" - 36"

 Can be worn laced shut or with a gap up to 2 " wide

 If you would like to order stays all handstitched, please  have a look at the Bespoke section and contact up for availibility!

 Bespoke made stayls like these start from £250