If it weren't for corsets of today being made differently than corsets of old, it would actually matter a lot. The chemise is meant to keep a boundary between your skin and the (used to be very rough) materials of the corset. Corsets are also difficult to keep clean (or used to be), and you were expected to wear them through the day as they were a part of your proper attire. Thus why the chemise was also made of absorbent materials like cottons and soft wools, because that way the chemise would soak out your bodily fluids so they wouldn't soak into the corset. The chemise was far easier to clean and this increased the likelihood of your corset mostly only ever need spot cleaning.
They’re still pretty difficult to clean if they’re steel boned. Plastic boned may be a different story but I’m fairly sure you have to be more careful with heat to prevent warping for those 😅 either way, full coverage under the corset is recommended with any sort of boning involved
@@JacquelineUnderwood yeah. The layer underneath is called a chemise. And a great many people today don't even know you're supposed to have one because the corsets of today are being made with what are considered skin safe materials and they're seen as sexualized objects. I'm not sure you understood my comment.
Chemise is the layer closest to the skin as well. It’s meant to protect your skin from irritation and your clothes from getting dirty from sweat or other fluids.
And this is the simple version of what I just posted. 😂 I think I should have read more comments before opening my mouth, cuz you explained it better than I think I did. Pretty sure more people will understand yours.
So the main point of a chemise under a corset is to protect- be it the corset itself or the skin. Because of the way corsets (especially modern ones not being made to your body) they can cause chafing and the rivets and boning can leave indents on your torso. but also because your skin produces oils, and these oils can damage the corset over time. So a chemise should probably not be cropped and you should probably have your midriff covered by either your chemise or pants, just to protect.
Recommend having on a tank top under the blouse so that your corset doesn't touch your skin, makes it stay cleaner for much longer with no skin to fabric contact, super cute look!
You would be a great outfit designer for Disney World here in Orlando. They have teams of people like yourself who design new outfits for all the characters and cast members!
Much more thought out than mine! I just dig through my garb bin until I find things that look good together and put them on. No two outfits are ever the same!
This little Lady Pirate needs to be in the Next Pirates of the Carribean Movie. She has the Style and the Sass and the Pirate Character absolutely Perfect. RH DSD
Looks great! I don't know if you have a layered corset, so it's probably more so for the people in comments wanting to try it themselves; often it's better to wear something under the corset, a longer chemise would usually be great for this, but because this is a cropped chemise, it sits right on the skin. A lot of corsets aren't made to be worn directly on skin. I don't know what it is about this time of the year, but I always get into pirate/traveling the sea mood in the time from February - May. I'm brainstorming at the moment for a pirate costume for a sort of renaissance fair I'm going to in June, I already have a couple of items, but I'm still stuck on what pants to wear.
