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The easiest thing would be to make a muslin and play around until you figure out the best strap length and elastic length

Also, American Duchess recently released The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty , which is a companion book totheir dressmaking book

ANIMAL PRINT : from neutral snake prints to leopard prints, these give a navy dress an edge

Chilean Navy [edit] The Chilean naval officer's dress uniform is navy-blue with a peaked hat, sword strap (for petty officers, colour escorts and cadets, only during parades and ceremonies), navy-blue trousers, and black boots

Clamps, or even just some heavy books will work as well