re: #82 EmmmieG

I was wearing the pins from the notion corner. Made for an exciting morning. I’ll have to look for the real deal.

However, I’m not wearing stays. I like breathing. It’s been one of my favorite hobbies for some time now. Yes, I realize this gives me an inaccurate silhouette.

Accurate pins are fairly cheap at Townsend and Sons at the link I gave above. It helps to have another person pin your gown. I pin my wifes gown when she gets dressed. The stays are a real bitch, I confess, but you really need them to look correct in some of the outfits. You can get away without them in a shortgown, but you have to have them to wear a polonaise gown.