I know I'm necroposting here, but I wanted to thank you all for the advice.
In the course of our discussion, we hit a snag: What is en vogue today wasn't how it was done in the mid 19'th century. Back to the drawing board...
I'm going to end up with the dress when this is done, looks as if I'm in the market for a corset.
ETA: I'm not Polish, I've known quite a few over the years, and some of the words (dupa) have rubbed off on me.
Katrina
