Bodice - Revision history

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2007-07-18T00:22:30Z

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	A '''bodice''' is the upper (torso) section of a dress or gown. It covers the upper body and supports the weight of the attached skirt. It may be laced up at the front, side or back, ~~buttoned~~, or ~~clsed~~ with ~~hooks~~ and eyes.		A '''bodice''' is the upper (torso) section of a [[dress]] or [[gown]]. It covers the upper body and supports the weight of the attached skirt. It may be laced up at the front, side or back, [[button]]ed, or closed with [[hook]]s and eyes.

	In period, a "pair of bodies" referred to a corset, that is to say, a feminine foundation garment worn over the [[smock]]/[[chemise]] and under the gown-- never outerwear. Historically speaking, the ~~seperate~~ bodice and skirt as outerwear probably did not appear until the very end of the SCA period.		In period, a "pair of bodies" referred to a corset, that is to say, a feminine foundation garment worn over the [[smock]]/[[chemise]] and under the gown -- never outerwear. Historically speaking, the separate bodice and skirt as outerwear probably did not appear until the very end of the [[SCA]] [[period]].

	In modern parlance a bodice may also be an item of outerwear, often worn with a ~~seperate~~ skirt and chemise. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the ~~neck line~~, framing the [[chemise]]; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit the bosom. This look is ~~populare~~ with Renaissance Faire-goers and self-described "~~wenches~~".		In modern parlance a bodice may also be an item of outerwear, often worn with a separate skirt and chemise. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neckline, framing the [[chemise]]; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit the bosom. This look is popular with [[Renaissance Faire]]-goers and self-described "[[wench]]es".

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2007-07-17T09:18:12Z

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			A '''bodice''' is the upper (torso) section of a dress or gown. It covers the upper body and supports the weight of the attached skirt. It may be laced up at the front, side or back, buttoned, or clsed with hooks and eyes.
⚫	A ~~'''~~bodice~~'''~~ is an item of ~~feminine [[clothing]]~~, ~~serving~~ ~~the~~ ~~function~~ of ~~holding in the~~ ~~middle~~ and ~~lower torso~~. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the [[chemise]]; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit ~~(by~~ ~~underpinning~~ ~~and~~ ~~upthrusting)~~ ~~the~~ ~~bosomal~~ ~~area.~~ ~~Often~~ ~~requires~~ ~~[[lacing]], either front~~ or ~~back~~.

			In period, a "pair of bodies" referred to a corset, that is to say, a feminine foundation garment worn over the [[smock]]/[[chemise]] and under the gown-- never outerwear. Historically speaking, the seperate bodice and skirt as outerwear probably did not appear until the very end of the SCA period.
	It was the forerunner of the [[corset]], but worn outside rather than underneath.

		⚫	In modern parlance a bodice may also be an item of outerwear, often worn with a seperate skirt and chemise. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the [[chemise]]; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit the bosom. This look is populare with Renaissance Faire-goers and self-described "wenches".

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2006-02-02T23:52:26Z

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	~~Item~~ of feminine [[clothing]], serving the function of holding in the middle and lower torso. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the chemise; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit (by underpinning and upthrusting) the bosomal area. Often requires [[lacing]], either front or back.~~<br>~~		A '''bodice''' is an item of feminine [[clothing]], serving the function of holding in the middle and lower torso. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the [[chemise]]; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit (by underpinning and upthrusting) the bosomal area. Often requires [[lacing]], either front or back.

	~~The~~ forerunner of the corset, but worn outside rather than underneath.		It was the forerunner of the [[corset]], but worn outside rather than underneath.

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2005-10-21T07:24:25Z

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	Item of feminine [[clothing]], serving the function of holding in the middle and lower torso. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the chemise; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit (by underpinning and upthrusting) the bosomal area. Often requires [[lacing]], either front or back.<br>		Item of feminine [[clothing]], serving the function of holding in the middle and lower torso. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the chemise; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit (by underpinning and upthrusting) the bosomal area. Often requires [[lacing]], either front or back.<br>
	The forerunner of the corset, but worn outside rather than underneath.		The forerunner of the corset, but worn outside rather than underneath.

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Simoncursitor: Sketch pending a seamstress's expertise

2005-01-24T11:32:37Z

Sketch pending a seamstress's expertise

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Item of feminine [[clothing]], serving the function of holding in the middle and lower torso. In the more demure cases it extends up towards the neck line, framing the chemise; in the less demure, it tends to exhibit (by underpinning and upthrusting) the bosomal area. Often requires [[lacing]], either front or back.<br>
The forerunner of the corset, but worn outside rather than underneath.