De Gracieuse Corset Patterns - Page 1

 

These corset patterns were taken directly from online editions of De Gracieuse magazine. These are only the Ladies corsets, I did not include the children's and teen's corsets. All boning placement and markings are as they are on the original patterns, but the text notations for those markings were too small to read in the scans, so I couldn't include them.  There is no seam allowance included. The patterns are presented below in chronological order. Most of these patterns have a finished waist of 22-26". 

 

Note: Some of the patterns have bundles of lines above some of the boning channels on back pattern pieces. According to the magazine, some patterns call for four short rows of cording at the top or bottom edge of some back boning channels, in order to make the end of the boning less visible.

 

The groups of small, narrow lines that are on some patterns pieces that start at the edge of the pattern piece indicate grainline.

There is a word "trielje" that has two possible translations - it's either glazed linen (specifically mentioned in Dutch sources as a stiff fabric for undergarments, though I haven't seen it mentioned outside of Dutch sources), or drill fabric. Interestingly, French magazine La Mode Illustree, which printed the same patterns as De Gracieuese, translates it to "coutil", so the Dutch trielje may be their version of French coutil (though the manufacturing techniques seem to differ.) I've chosen to use "coutil" as the translation since this is a fabric most corset-makers will be familiar with, but it's not 100% certain that it's correct. 

Click on any corset to be taken to its pattern! If I've made a corset using that pattern, the link will take you to a separate post with the pattern, and the making-of info. 

1866, February
"Corset for Not Petite Ladies"

1866, October
"Corset for Stout Ladies"

1866, October
"Corset for Petite Ladies"

1867, August
1869, October
"Comfortable Corset for Ladies"

1867, August
"Long Corset for Ladies"

1867, August
"Short Corset for Ladies"

1867, August
"Corset Bodice"

1867, December
"Crocheted Corset for Ladies"

 *Translation of crochet instructions in the works

1868, August
"Corset of English Leather with Straps to Close"

1868, August
"Corset without Gussets"

1868, August
"Corset of White Coutil"

1868, August
"Corset of Gray Coutil"

1869, October
"Short Corset of English Leather"

1869, October
"Short Elastine Corset for Portly Ladies"

1869, October
"Short Corset of White Coutil"

1869, October
"Long Corset of White Coutil"

1869, October
"Short Corset of Gray Coutil"

1869, October
"Long Corset with Panel of Gray Coutil"

1870, September
"Corset of Red Wool Poplin"

1870, September
"Corset of Gray Coutil"

1870, September
"Corset of White Coutil"

1870, September
"Corset of Red Wool Twill"

1871, September
"Corset of Wool Poplin for Not Petite Ladies"

1871, September
"Corset of Coutil"

1871, September
"Corset of English Leather"

1871, September
"Corset of Coutil (2)"

1872, August
"Long Corset of White Coutil"

1872, August
"Short Corset of Red Serge"

1872, August
"Corset for Mature or Stout Ladies"

1872, August
"Corset of White Coutil (2)"

1872, August
"Corset of Gray English Leather"

1873, September
"Corset of Gray English Leather"

1873, September
"Corset of White Canvas"

1874, October
"Corset of Woven White Horsehair"

1875, May
"Corset of White Coutil"

1875, November
"Corset for Long Waists"

1876, December
"Corset for Cuirass Waists"

1876, December
"Corset of English Leather"

1877, September
"Corset of Coutil"

1877, September
"Corset of English Leather"

1879, November
"Negligee Corset for Ladies"

1881, February
"Corset for Young Women"

1882, October
"Corset for Ladies"

1882, October
"Corset for Portly Ladies"

1884, April
"Satin Corset"

1884, April
"Corset of Coutil"

1885, May
"Corset for a Stout Lady"

1886, May
"Riding Corset for Ladies"

1886, October
"Corset for Ladies"

1886, October
"Corset for Stout Ladies"

1887, October
"Negligee Corset for Ladies"

1888, March
"Riding Corset for Ladies"

1889, October
"Negligee Corset"

1890, October
"Corset for Ladies"

1891, March
"Riding Corset"

1892, May
"Negligee Corset of Tricot Fabric"

1892, July
"Corset (Weener Model)"

1893, February
"Riding Corset"

1893, February
"Adjustable Corset for Recently Married Ladies"

1893, March
"Low Corset for Ladies"

1893, July
"Morning Corset for Ladies"

1893, July
"Travel Corset for Ladies"

1893, December
"Low Corset for Ladies (2)"

1894, June
"Travel Belt (to replace the Corset)"

1894, October
"House Corset"

1896, July
"Corset Waist for Ladies"

1897, September
"Corset for Stout Ladies"

1898, February
"Adjustable Corset for Married Ladies"

1898, March
"Sport Corset for Ladies"

1898, July
"New Style Corset with Lace Trim"

1899, January
"New Hygienic Corset ('Open Stomach')"

1899, January
"Easy to Expand Corset for Married Ladies"

1899, March
"Waist Belt to Replace the Corset for Gymnastics"

1899, April
"Hygienic Corset for Sports Costumes"

1899, July
"Easy House Corset with Cording"

1900, March
"Corset for Tennis, Cycling, Etc."

1900, May
"Easy Corset with Cording"

1900, December
"New Corset with a Straight Front"

1900, December
"Corset with Cups for Reform Dress"

1901, January
"Easy to Remove Corset for Married Ladies"

1901, March
"Reform or House Corset"

1901, May
"Corset for Sport, Travel, or Reform Costumes"

1902, July
"Low Corset with a Long (Lap Piece?)"

1903, June
"Corset Waist for Reform Dress"

1903, December
"Brassiere Made of Straps"

1905, February
"Reform Brassiere (New, Very Well-Fitting Model)"

1905, May
"New Brassiere"

1905, July
"Low Corset for Stout Ladies"

1905, July
"Parisian Brassiere of Elastic Fabric"

1906, April
"Corset (Straight Front) of a New Simple Cut"

1906, June
"Belly Band for Stout Ladies"

1906, December
"Simple Model of Corset"

1907, February
"Choice Corset for Stout Ladies"

1908, April
"Adjustable Brassiere for Ladies"

1909, April
"Modern Hip Holder"

1910, July
"Corset for Slim Ladies (Easy to Wash)"