Doublet bodice questions

[gem]

Meh. Depends on how much you care about things being TOTALLY FLAT. 

For an example, I have an 18th century jacket that only has boning at the lacing edges (which are a little rough looking due to problems I had with the hooks & eyes; ignore that bit):



This is light/medium weight wool flannel, lined with muslin. So it has hardly any shaping of its own. It stays relatively smooth from just the corset alone.

[operafantomet]

New question - if I'm wearing this doublet bodice over a corset, do I need to put boning in the doublet? It's velvet lined with canvas, and will have a hook and eye or button front closure.

What about adding some semi stiff in between the velvet and canvas? The period approach... Not boning it, but stiffening it none-the-less. Quilted wool felt, light buckram, stiff netting, solid linen, whatever will add some "ooomph". You probably don't have to if wearing it over the corset, but it means you CAN use it on its own if wanted.