Hey, it looks like a bodice!!!
At least, it’s getting to look that way. Here are a couple of pics of the bodice progress so far. There will be another row of trim, horizontally, between each of the angled pieces and the vertical purple and gold trim in the center. The tabs at the bottom and shoulders are not finished yet. I am thinking that in addition to the darker purple piping at the edge of the tabs, I will also try to add a line of the purple and gold trim at the center. I think I have enough. We may actually need to order more of this trim for the king’s doublet. Hmm… I’d better measure and see how much I have left…
Bodice Front – trim partially finished.
Bodice right side – you can see how the different pieces are shaped in this one. Notice the fact that there are no curved seams in women’s garments of this time. This helps create the smooth shape, and helps push up certain areas of the female body.
Tomorrow, the goal is to finish the hand-sewing on the binding, and get the tabs made, basted to the waist line, and sewn into place. I want this mostly finished by tomorrow evening, so I can focus on the doublet. We open three weeks from today.
Crunch time. 
