Underwear
Clothes worn directly on the human body and designed to create favorable hygienic conditions.
The peculiarity of the women's toilets of the middle and upper classes of the end of the XIX century - the beginning of the XX century was an exceptional multi-layer underwear. The woman in turn put on: [22]
- Stockings
- Pantaloons and a shirt to the middle of the calf, or a combination (combination of shirts and pantalon)
- Corset
- A petticoat with flounces, completely hiding legs, from lightweight, trimmed with lace and ribbons of canvas
- Linen blouse on the corset, so-called. corset cover
- Touring cushion, mounted at the back at the waist level
- A second petticoat made from thicker linen
- Outerwear - a corsage and a top skirt, or a dress