Clothing - BODICE

Physical description

Cream coloured satin bodice with cotton lining. Deep V shape at waist front and back. Front opening has twelve cream coloured bowl shaped buttons with bound button holes. Two centimetre stand up collar.Front has two vertical darts on either side of opening - one on each side has plastic stiffening insert.Two inserts at back. One stiffening insert in RHS. Long sleeves have split on upper edge at hem. Sleeves have trim of gathered fabric attached above wrist. Black cotton stitches visible on both sleeve seams.

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