"Funeral
stays of Eleonora of Toledo, 1562, Florence, Galleria
del Costume.
The
function of the velvet stays appears to have been that
of keeping warm , rather than providing stiffness, for
which the cardboard sections inserted into the bodice of
the petticoat or gown were sufficient."
©
Moda a Firenze
1540 - 1580, Roberta Orsi Landini and Bruna
Niccoli, Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, 2005
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