Camisoles varied from what basically looks like a spaghetti strap tank top to fairly substantial garments. And if it's Victorian-inspired, the designer could add whatever they wanted to it.

Another solution might be to use a garter stitch lace instead of stockinette. Or something that ruffles itself so laying flat isn't so important.

Sometimes I stumble across things like directions for making lace-edged tea towels or edgings for sheets, and I am absolutely amazed by that amount of time women put into their household linens. I mean, bad enough they had to sew all the hems by hand and sew two widths of fabric together for sheets. Why not knit three yards of lace for the top of that sheet while you're at it?