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The
liberty bodice (Australian and
British English), like the
emancipation bodice or
North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an innovative alternative to a
corset. In the
United Kingdom they were well-known for decades, with some older women still using them in the 1970s. A liberty bodice was a simply-shaped sleeveless
bodice, often made of warm, fleecy fabric, usually with
suspenders (
US garters) attached. It might be straight or slightly curvy, and sometimes had buttons to fasten on other underwear:
drawers (knickers or US panties) or petticoat/
slip. A
vest (US undershirt) might be worn underneath. The bodices had no boning, unlike corsets, although some had firm cloth strapping which might The
liberty bodice (Australian and
British English), like the
emancipation bodice or
North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an innovative alternative to a
corset. In the
United Kingdom they were well-known for decades, with some older women still using them in the 1970s. A liberty bodice was a simply-shaped sleeveless
bodice, often made of warm, fleecy fabric, usually with
suspenders (
US garters) attached. It might be straight or slightly curvy, and sometimes had buttons to fasten on other underwear:
drawers (knickers or US panties) or petticoat/
slip. A
vest (US undershirt) might be worn underneath. The bodices had no boning, unlike corsets, although some had firm cloth strapping which might encourage good posture.encourage good posture.