A collection of examples in women’s period garments
16th Century underpinnings
Adequate underwear makes a period silhouette. Tudor corset, phoenix pad, Spanish fartingale.
Half Tudor bodice.
Exercise on construction, bamboo silk naturally dyed with pomegranate.
Victorian Bodice
Cuff plackets, self-covered buttons, fastened at centre-front by hooks and eyes, tacking stitches on at finalising stage.
Caplet (Pereline)
Caplet made for ‘La Bohème’, performed by Amy Sedgwick at Grange Park Opera on the 2021 Summer season.
Costume designer: Jamie Vartan
Costume supervisor: Caroline Hughes
Head of wardrobe: Amy Jeskins
