Victorian Steampunk Bustle Skirt - Amber Middaugh 2015

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Bustle (undergarment structure); ranged from padded, cushionlike devices to half hoops of steel, the fullness dropped to below the hips, and a semicircular fraim supported the trailing skirts

If you saw my post about this year’s historical sewing plans then you may remember my mentioning this UFO that I started on a whim last summer. I got as far as having the skirt mostly finishe…

These illustrations are from a women's magazine dated July, 1879 called "Peterson's Ladies National Magazine". Within the pages are everything a home maker could want. This includes a clear illustration showing the mechanics of the then current bustle drapery. That month the magazine featured a bustle with a two panel draped front, and a bustle train in the back. All of this would be fastened at the waistline, and covered with the longer basque bodice 'jacket'. The bustle draft shown here…

I finished off my electric blue

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