the hot toddy is sipped as a soothing tonic before bedtime

paired with a wide variety of gown colors and styles

The combination of warm gold

therefore there is no topstitching just like the original

This floor-length foundational garment features a gathered back for extra fullness and comfortable shoulder straps for support

Tabbed Caraco | Francis Open | 1775 - 1785 shooting the hot toddy is sippedThis style of caraco closes in the front with three narrow and evenly spaced overlapping tabs. These tabs are spaced out down the front of the bodice, pinning closed to the wearer's measurements, making the fit quite forgiving. A matching stomacher is included with the jacket, as the remaining space was historically filled with a stomacher or a handkerchief worn over the stays. The back features pleating seen on a number of period examples, including