Bustle dress pattern

This is the third and final post on the construction of my Raspberry Mint Sorbet bustle dress completed back in May If you’re just joining now, here’s the first post, about the skirts, …

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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 frame supported the trailing skirts

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…

Victorian Bustle Dresses – Historical Sewing

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