16th century, 17th century, Bodies and Stays, Elizabethan, Jacobean, ResearchThe sixteenth-century Vasquine / Basquine: A corset, farthingale or Kirtle? October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 Sarah Bendall What is a vasquine or basquine? Is it a type of early corset? Read on if you want to find out!