#bustleera

[mischief-maker-me]

My own bustle. It's happening! I know I haven't been sharing much in the way of doll stuff, but after #resinrosebjdexpo I told myself that I was allowed to focus on some projects for me. Jackson's Christmas Delights is coming up, and with that, conducting tours at #bakerstreetwest , it's high time I had my own underpinnings... #historicalsewing #bustle #historicalfashion #bustleera #sewing #trulyvictorian #trulyvictorianpatterns https://www.instagram.com/p/B4lW8QyAM6a/?igshid=53vb2qnzo7px

[crookedpwnguin]

All dressed up at the Pittock Mansion today. Besides this really cute photo, I also have the most demonic photo of myself I've ever taken. #winsomelosesome #victorianfashion #photosofme #costume #whitedress #dirtydress #bustleera #1880sfashion (at Pittock Mansion)

[phoebedoescostume]

as you might have already seen i made a bustle and a bustle pad to go with my 1870s corset. they used to come in all sorts of styles. some were made of rows and rows of wire bent into shape, or shaped by channels of steel boning, or ruffle upon ruffle of stiff fabric made from horsehair. pads came in all shapes and sizes too, as you can see from the few examples here. if you’d like to see some more, i’ve got quite a few saves on my pinterest board “historical underwear etc”, link in bio #bustles #bustle #bustleera #fashionplate #catalogue #fashioncatalogue #victorian #victorianfashion #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #1880s #1884 #hoopskirts #skirtsupports #crinoline #research #historicalresearch #pinterest #steampunk #steampunkfashion

[phoebedoescostume]

ok so photo number one of my victorian underwear photo shoot this week. i think this is my favourite one, which isn’t hard because i hate most of them. have i mentioned before that i don’t like my photo being taken? i’m even considering trying to take them again when i get back from my summer hols. sighhhh. anyway this is my bustle, not my first but my first full size (i made a half size one once it was super cute). it’s for sale on my etsy shop BelphoebeDesigns now, link in bio. also features are my combinations and corset. #bustle #lobsterbustle #victorian #victorianfashion #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #1870s #1880s #bustleera #naturalform #naturalformera #etsy #photoshoot #fashionphotography #costumephotography #ringlets #stripes #black #orange #ginger #belphoebedesigns

[phoebedoescostume]

here’s an extant example of a bustle from the fashion institute of technology, dated 1880. each of those ridges is a steel bone, allowing the bustle to create and support the shape of the skirts draped over it. you can still sit down in a bustle i promise you! as they weren’t around all that long ago so many more of them out there in world, you an even find mini ones! i’d like to take a moment to thank pinterest and all the museums with online catalogues of their collections for making glorious images like this so easy to find and possibly drool over. #bustle #themuseumatfit #museum #bustleera #victorian #victorianfashion #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #1880s #hoopskirts #skirtsupport #crinoline #research #historicalresearch #pinterest #steampunk #steampunkfashion #petticoat