Underbody to the 1933 EvaDress Pattern

Have you ever wondered how exactly this pattern worked (I know I did)?

You can't really see from the pattern, but there is an underbody camisole which is attached to the skirt.  The 'jacket' is completely separate from the dress.  I finished up the underbody and skirt this weekend and here's what it looks like:

If the bodice wasn't so low cut, I would contemplate just wearing this on it's own.  The v-point is very flattering.  Though it is definitely making me think about buying another EvaDress reproduction pattern with very similar lines (a 1938 McCall pattern):

The underbody material is some cheap satin that I picked up at a charity shop and it frays very easily!  So I decided to use my vintage rayon seam binding to bind the seams instead of overcasting or pinking them:

I wrapped each seam edge with the seam binding like such:

The inside seams look like this:

It took a bit longer but I feel better knowing my seam edges won't unravel--plus I've had the seam binding for awhile so it's really nice to use it!

Phew! And that's just the underbody and skirt....now to the jacket!