Finally

[atherleisure]

I finally finished the 1902 vest. It's been sitting for a couple of months waiting for ribbons. I bought some at JoAnn yesterday so it's finally done.



I'm glad it's done, and I'll wear it the next time I do early 1900's. At least now I have a period chemise that isn't part of a combination undergarment so I can wear my combination corset cover and drawers happily.

Comments

[hharris]

This is beautiful. So much detail and I love the color.
Definitely not what I was expecting when you said "vest." Clearly an Edwardian term that I'm not familiar with.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

A vest was an undergarment for the Edwardians. They also used the term "undervest." I'm not quite clear on the difference between the two - or whether there is a difference. It sounds like undervests always go under the corset, but it seems like "vest" could be used for either under the corset or over the corset. It's absolutely not clear to me, but I think this one needs to go under the corset so that's how I'm planning to wear it.