Undergarments II (BeForever) (RETIRED)

[Thimbleberry]

Felicity's Undergarments were sold as part of her BeForever relaunch from February 2017 until re-archival in December 2019.

AG description: In Felicity’s day, girls wore these undergarments beneath their dresses: A white scoop-neck chemise that served as the first layer of clothing or could be used as a nightgown; Quilted stays with functional lace ribbon and fashionable tapestry print that provided a foundation for the top layers of clothing; A bumroll with ties to go around the waist and fasten on top of the chemise and stays; it was used to achieve lift at the back of the skirt for a true 1770s silhouette; White cotton shift with short sleeves and pleating around the front and back of neckline.


I like these, they are simple & straightforward. Everything seems to be cotton, the plain chemise is long enough, the adorable stays are quilted & easily fasten on the side with velcro, & the bumroll ties on over the stays. The ribbon on the stays is a pretty, deep coral & the print fabric is appropriate. Shown here with & without the bumroll. Worn by Ailith McAlpin, a Scottish Jacobite girl in the mid-1700s.
A+

[KellyinWA]

A solid A for this darling set. I'm thinking of picking up a couple more sets, one for my Mattel Felicity and one for Elizabeth.

This set starts off with a simple shift, perfect for underneath those Colonial garments.


Everything is well made and I like the little details, such as the multiple lines of stitching on the stays, and the lacing on the back. One thing I like, the velcro on the side of the stays. Makes it simple for putting the stays on your dolls.



The bum roll is adorable. It can be a little fiddly trying to tie it snugly, but I think with practice or an extra set of hands it works nicely. It does tend to shift and slide, but it's easy to move back into place.


All in all, I'm very happy with this set.

[QNPoohBear]

This set is nowhere near as nice or as accurate as the original.

The chemise is not soft cotton but thicker polyester blend and not soft. It velcroes in the back all the way down.





The stays are patterned, which I've never seen before in real life. They're lightly corded but not boned. The ribbon lacing can be untied and loosened but this pair was designed to velcro on the side. The plus side is, these can lace in the front or the back. Some 18th-century stays laced in front, some in back and some both.







The real problem with this set is the bum roll. Bum rolls were NOT worn in 1774. AFTER the war, false rumps were popular but not bum rolls. I have this from the seamstress at the Margaret Hunter shop in Colonial Williamsburg. This leads me to believe Felicity's Beforever meet dress is from the 1780s. This bum roll thing is a sausage of fabric stuffed and curved around Felicity's hips in back, however, it's much to small for a PM sized gal to wear to make her skirts stand out.



Skip this and look for a pair of panniers or pocket hoops instead. I only bought this set because it was the only thing at AGPNY I could afford and I wanted to support Felicity.

Grade: C+