| The younger bridesmaids wore pale lilac shimmer satin dresses with cream embroidered bodices, and carried pomanders of lilac and cream flowers. |
| Lindsey and Victoria wore cranberry strapless bodices with matching A-line skirts and stoles with crystal detail. |
| Women often sit on their front porches knitting for their families, or cross-stitching or embroidering the bodices for their traditional dresses. |
| They preferred the discomfort of boned bodices and stiffly interfaced skirts. |
| Young boys wore skirts with doublets or back-fastening bodices until they were breeched at six to eight. |
| Necklaces or very thick chains have become indispensable with a low dress, and are also worn with the high chemisettes and Swiss bodices. |
