tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16913692.post6174932419926684530..comments2023-03-26T03:26:32.257-04:00Comments on nickilovesdrama: Apparel of the MassesNickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920700810347852037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16913692.post-39168610593789235482008-06-16T16:15:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:15:00.000-04:00Stays and corsets are interchangeable terms. They...Stays and corsets are interchangeable terms. They are boned undergarments that force the body into the desired shape of that period's particular silhouette. Unfortunately those not in the know usually only think of the corset's brief hourglass era from the 1810's through 1910's instead of it's entire shape changing gamut from the 1500's to today. The only real difference between corsets and stays is that the term stays was used til about 1840 then replaced by the term corset. So yes, I suppose you are technically right in that the colonists would use stays seeing as the term corset had not yet been coined.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456582802798016297noreply@blogger.com