What Were Liberty Bodices?
A Liberty Bodice Was a Simply Shaped Sleeveless Bodice, Often Made of Warm, Fleecy Fabric, Usually with Suspenders (Us Garters) Attached. .. . a Vest (Us...
A liberty bodice was a simply shaped sleeveless bodice, often made of warm, fleecy fabric, usually with suspenders (US garters) attached. ... A vest (US undershirt) might be worn underneath. The bodices had no boning, unlike corsets, although some had firm cloth strapping which might encourage good posture.
Why are liberty bodices so called?
The Liberty Bodice was invented by a corset firm called Symington's and designed as a health garment to "liberate" children (especially girls) from tight corsets and stays that progressive people were beginning to consider harmfully restrictive and binding on growing young bodies--hence the term "liberty" suggesting ...
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Who wore Liberty Bodice?
Discovered that liberty bodices (sometimes called "emancipation bodices") were introduced when flapper gals abandoned their corsets and freed themselves from the tyranny of restricting clothing.
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