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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)

The overskirt! I have a bit of finagling to do here; I’m using a heavy satin, and the weight of it (even though it’s really not that heavy) is pushing down on the back of my crinolette a bit. It wouldn’t be happening if I had a train, since the fabric dragging on the floor would redistribute the weight of the skirt more, but I really didn’t want to have to worry about dirtying this dress while walking! #1870s #bustleera #victoriancostume #historicalsewing #turnaround #crinolette #sewing #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/BwhScglDXMS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1410ruwaxrzch

I had so much fun at the Tea today! Not too many people followed through on the Victorian fancy dress theme, but it was wonderful fun nonetheless ☺️ this 1880s bustle bee and I both reproduced fashion plates! 🐝🌈 #costumecollege2018 #historicalsewing #historicalreproduction #victorianfashion #handmade #bustleera

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

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

rain rain don’t go away, come again today 🌧 #historicalcostume #sewing #handmade #detailwork #bustleera

Not my most even work, but doing each pair in a different color definitely made the time pass more quickly! Thanks to @orisencosplay for encouraging me to be Extremely Rainbow 🌈 #sewing #handmade #probablynothistoricallyaccurate #rainbow #bustleera #eyelets #dmcthreads

Testing, testing, 1-2-3.... #mockup #apronfront #bustleera