Bustle ball gown

One of my favorite historical fashion periods is 19th-century bustles, and I’m not picky about the specific type — I like all the varieties from the really big first bustle fashions of …

Carabosse dolls, autora María José Santos

1873 Ball Gown from the Le Petit Dames de Mode collection.

Costume I designed and constructed. Unfortunately it's a scan, so the quality is not that good.

Daniel Deronda, 1870's ball gown - Luscious green dress! She is gorgeous in this!

Alterations by Anya on Instagram: "Very few gowns can have only one button bustle. For this particular dress the hem had to be measured specifically for this bustle. The bride was very happy with how everything turned out ✨ Besides the bustle, the hem was altered, sides taken in, waistline & underarms were recut #bridalalterations #bustle #weddingdressbustle #gowndesigner #bridalseamstress #bridal #bridalgown"

Last night was the so called Oscarsbal, a ball to celebrate the Swedish king Oscar II, or rather his reign and the timeperiod. This took place in Stockholm’s beautiful operahouse, as you will see in all the pictures this is just the most awesome place ever, it’s like stepping in to a movie set or a painting from the period! And some people actually came all the way from Finland to, which is really nice, and the Finnish photographers from Atelieri O. Haapala was there to take beautiful…

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