(Exhibition text in English, referring to a QR code in the exhibition)
3Loose bodices began to appear in the 17th century. In southwestern Scania, they were sewn with padded rolls that added extra width over the hips. When women’s dress was separated into bodice and skirt, the single garment combining the two remained in use in more conservative areas. A narrow waist was not the ideal—wealth was displayed by wearing multiple skirts and creating generous volume, which was also practical. In rainy weather, a skirt could be pulled over the head.
Leather skirts were worn in various parts of Sweden, often with the fur left inside for warmth. Only in southern Scania was the leather dyed red. The horizontally striped skirts were made of red leather and wool in the style of the 16th century. On top of them, women wore pleated bodice skirts – split open at the front, another nod to Renaissance fashion.
