Historical Notes: Fan-Front Bodice

Source: Leisch, Juanita.  Who Wore What? Gettysburg: Thomas Publications, 1995.

  • The Fan-Front Bodice was popular from the 1830s until the 1850s.
  • During the American Civil War (in the 1860s), this style was still being worn primarily in the South. 
  • Older women in the North still wore this style of bodice.
  • This style is extremely feminine and one of the more comfortable bodices of the period. 
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