tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1336717971392002658..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: What StaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-18735711157196776782011-01-08T00:11:03.370-05:002011-01-08T00:11:03.370-05:00I was a bit surprised myself, since when I went to...I was a bit surprised myself, since when I went to your site I thought I’d see a lot about that particular set of stays. But instead you have so many! And other stuff, too. Ah, well, the ways of the internet are mysterious.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-59569625337455026522011-01-07T22:43:49.522-05:002011-01-07T22:43:49.522-05:00It's a bit surprising, though, that the one li...It's a bit surprising, though, that the one link caused such a jump in popularity. (I'd linked to their collections site from several pages in <a href="http://larsdatter.com/18c/index.html" rel="nofollow">the new 18th century sections of my site</a> -- heck, that's not even the only set of stays in their collection that I've linked to! -- but I suppose I'm flattered to be credited for causing a "flurry.") ;)Karenhttp://www.larsdatter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-5793369647117849562010-12-31T16:29:42.949-05:002010-12-31T16:29:42.949-05:00Then you won't be surprised to learn that I...Then you won't be surprised to learn that I'm in the 18th Century Woman group, too -- and yes, historical underwear IS an endlessly fascinating topic. *g*<br /><br />But I don't think that's the POV of the environmentally over-wrought commenters (aka Mr./Mrs. Anonymous) who want to roast us soundly for writing of stays reinforced with whalebone, and therefore glamorizing the slaughter of innocent whales. Sheesh.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-84673765636889494862010-12-31T16:12:23.456-05:002010-12-31T16:12:23.456-05:00I know that phenomenon. Then again, lots of reenac...I know that phenomenon. Then again, lots of reenactors are truly interested in undocumented unmentionables. Once I was on the advisory board of the 18cWoman email list, and I joked that its motto could be, “Smart women talking about their underwear.”J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-68692609237791139832010-12-31T15:48:32.958-05:002010-12-31T15:48:32.958-05:00As every blogger knows, there are certain words th...As every blogger knows, there are certain words that make search engines go through the roof. On our own blog (www.twonerdyhistorygirls.com), we've found that any post with either "stays" or "corset" in the title will always draw visitors galore. Not sure they're entirely costume historians and re-enactors, but hey, a visitor's a visitor.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.com