Victorian bustle

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…

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

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Left: grey cotton long line corset worn over one piece cami-knickers, and additional bustle pad tied around waist, c. 1895. Right: Yellow and white striped...

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