University of Atlantia

Course Detail

Elizabethan 'Corsets': Shaping the 16th Century Body

Instructor:
Drea di' Pellegrini


Instructor's Kingdom: Atlantia, Time Zone: EST
University Session:
UA105 September 12, 2020
Crs #:
309
Date:
Sat Sep 12
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee:
Length:
2 hrs
Credits:
2
Attendees:
22/∞
Room:
Florence
Course Category:
Costume and Textiles
Track:
Costuming
Description
An overview of the earliest corsets, known as "french bodies" or "boned bodies" in the 16th and early 17th centuries. This class will go over written and pictoral references to corsets, the few extant corsets that still remain, and discuss the materials used to make them and how to recreate the silhouette of the late 16th/early 17th century boned bodice/corset with modern materials. The class is two hours, but we'll have a 10 minute break between two sections. The first part is the history of the corset, and the second part is practical considerations on patterning and construction, and how to make or acquire your own.