bodiced
Wearing structured top
Bodiced describes a garment fitted with a bodice—the close-fitting upper portion of a dress that covers the torso.
The term typically appears in descriptions of women's clothing, especially historical or formal styles: a tightly bodiced gown, low-bodiced evening wear.
It emphasizes the structured, form-fitting quality of the upper garment.
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustierStrapless fitted bodice
- basqueFitted bodice or undergarment
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
- gownLong formal garment
dirndl · camisole · chemise · leotard · blouse · peplum · sundress · doublet
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
petticoat · kirtle · stomacher · stays · lace-up · whalebone · corseted · heirloom
Shaped to conform
- bonedSkeleton removed from meat
- dartedMoved suddenly, swiftly
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
lining · basting · interfacing · stays · underwire · tailoring · alterations · dressmaker
corset
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
gown · dirndl · camisole · chemise · leotard · blouse · peplum · sundress · doublet · jerkin
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
bustle · petticoat · kirtle · stomacher · stays · lace-up · whalebone · corseted · heirloom · antique
fitted
Shaped to conform
stitching · lining · basting · interfacing · stays · underwire · tailoring · alterations · dressmaker · seamstress
lace
Open-weave ornamental fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- appliquéCutout stitched onto fabric
ruching · pleats · ruffles · boning · ribbon · piping · sequins · draping · tulle · chiffon
bodicedloose-fitting
Not tight on body
unstructured · unfitted · flowing · shapeless · baggy
- bodice ripperSteamy historical romance fiction
- bodice rippingDramatic undressing in passion
- torn bodice