How To Make a Regency Outfit: The Chemise and Corset

In continuing our quest to help you create your own regency outfit, we must consider one of the undergarments, the chemise. The chemise was relative short, not quite reaching the knees, as you can see in the gown of the woman in the 1797 Parisian scene above.

This link leads to step by step instructions on how to sew three types of chemises and a corset.

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