Examining a Turn-of-the-Century Beaded Bodice

This is the most recent antique garment purchase I have made. It is a bodice that looks to be from right around the year 1900, made of a textured woven silk, plus pink silk satin, and beaded net. It was completely gorgeous, but unfortunately smelled so strongly of cigarettes that it stank up my sewing room after being in there for only 30 minutes. In the end, neither airing it out in the garage nor keeping it in a sealed bin with charcoal packets was able to make the smell go away, and it had to be returned to the seller. But because it was so interestingly constructed, and so very pretty, I still wanted to share my unboxing video with you! Check out my antique garment playlist for other videos of pieces in my collection: http://instagram.com/ladyrebeccafashions