Undergarments
Elizabethan costuming requires special under garment to shape the
body into the desired silhouette.
Farthingales
I will fully admit to using commercial hoop skirts. However, I purchased
mine through a local costume shop not a bridal store. I was sure to get
one that was made of cotton and used sprung steel So far I have had no
difficulty with them supporting even the heaviest of my gowns. I do not
use the rope farthingales because they are quite heavy and I don't have
access to whalebone (and have a moral objection to whale hunting.)
One will note that even modern versions are made on the same lines
as their period ancestor. The inverted triangle was known as the Spanish
Farthingale.
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