Elizabethan bodies size 8-10

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 a mix of reed  and synthetic whalebone– authentic, breathable and light, and the whalebone supports the shape and prolongs the life of the stays. The boning adapts to your body and moves with it - making the stays very comfortable. 

* linen lace 

*Handworked eyelets 

*construction and boning channels done on a machine

 *edges bound  with bias tape in brown ( not in red as shown in the pictures!)

 Mesurements -  chest closes at 33" (84cm),  waist closes at 25" (64cm), waist - armpit height - 7.5" (20cm)

Would suit best size 8-10, with natural body measurments  of chest - 35" to 37", waist 27" - 29"

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

 Here the same model shown in a bigger size ona  model - and the actual pair laid flat.

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

 Bespoke made stays like these start from £490

 Shipping

 UK postage - please choose Special Delivery

  Overseas customers -  parcel option with suitable insurance

 Please note you will be responsible for any custom fees/VAT etc your country levvies on the imported goods.