Bodice

Line art drawing of a bodice

Countrywoman's bodice, 19th century (Detail of The Hay-Harvest by Belgian painter Julien Joseph).

A bodice ( /ˈbɒdɪs/) is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist.

Further reading

• Arnold, Janet: Patterns of Fashion: the cut and construction of clothes for men and women 1560-1620, Macmillan, 1985. (ISBN 0-89676-083-9)
• Steele, Valerie: The Corset: A Cultural History, Yale University Press, 2001.

Other websites

• The dictionary definition of bodice at Wiktionary
• Media related to Bodices at Wikimedia Commons