AUCB Costume Store

Emily, Jen and I went to the AUCB Costume Store to look at all the undergarments that are available for us to use. We felt that this would be important as there would be no point in deciding on a design to recreate if there was no under structure to support the design.

Looking though these undergarments might help me decide what designs will be the best ones to choose.

Here are some images of the different styles of 19th Century underwear we could find. 

There are a few different size corsets but unfortunatly they are all a quite modern cut. I think that this will not be a problem though because as long as the best fitted corset it found then the garment should drape very well as the corset will still take the woman in at the waist and hips.

There are also bum pads, hip buckets, and frills available and a few more petticoats if needed to padd the mannique slightly more. 

Unfortunatly in terms of understructor  of the skirt there is a very limited suply but looking though them all has helped me to decide on a deisgn that will work with the items i have.