I’ve postponed finishing the skirt, primarily because I can’t make up my mind yet about how to allocate resources. In the meantime, i have started the ever so particular polonaise. Below are shots of the plaid pinned to the interliner, which is then loosely pinned to the dummy.
I changed the design. There will be a [...]
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In Enters the Plaid
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, tagged Bustle, Victorian, Victorian Costuming, Bodice, Voctorian Bodice on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1875 Costume Pictures
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Historical Costume Photos, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Gothic, Historical Costume Photos, Historical Costuming, Mount Hope Cemetery, reenactment, Victorian, Victorian Costume, Victorian Costume Photos, Victorian Costume Pictures, Victorian Costuming, Victorian Dress on October 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here are the photos taken by Annette Dragon in Mount Hope Cemetery. I just selected a few. They were all so beautiful, it was hard to choose. My favorites were the ones of the gown in motion, particularly from behind.
Wearing an 1875 bustle gown in 2008
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Corset, Costume, Costuming, Sewing, Victorian, Victorian Costuming on October 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I have photos of the dress being worn forth-coming and they are really amazing. Stay posted.
I have worn the ensemble in public twice for durations longer than 4 hours. I find myself explaining to my company that the dress is a dress, and can be worn, moved in, and sat in. I do not need [...]
Finished Gown
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Costuming Costume, Victorian, Victorian Costume on October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is the finished gown.
I trimmed with bodice neckline with some antique black lace taken from a turn-of-the-century gown. It closes in front with hooks and eyes, and I attached faked buttons which are period.
I put a costume choker on the mannequin. I might wear it.
What’s to Come
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bodice, Bustle, Costume, Victorian Costuming on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The skirt is 99.5% done. All that remains to sew are the hooks to close the waistband and I need to sew two bows to the sides (last minute addition). Also, it should probably be steam pressed.
Now, I am on to the bodice. I made a mock-up in black muslin, which I fitted onto my [...]
Hem Fringe and Pleating
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Costuming, Gothic, Sewing, Victorian, Victorian Costuming on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve hemmed the skirt (whip-stitched it by hand) and attached the fringe. To hand pleat I individually pin each pleat then stitch. I did not hand stitch the pleating in place because I would rather budget the time for the bodice and the hat (coming later). I will probably hand stitch the pleating onto the [...]
Rigging and Bustles invariably leads to James Jacques Tissot
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Painting, Rigging, Tissot, Victorian on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you like rich vivid colors? Lots of bows and bustles? Rigging on ships? Distant and unreachable beautiful woman who became to you the embodiment of spirituality? Then Tissot is for you. Who can write about the bustle without mentioning Tissot?!
The lack of costume updates can be explained by the lack of a person to [...]
1875 Skirt – PART II
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Costuming, Gothic, Sewing, Victorian, Victorian Costuming on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the skirt to date:
Here is a lovely shot of the rigging. The rigging is made out of black twill tape. The skirt in this photo is turned inside out. I have sewn the skirt to the waistband, but the waistband is not yet turned. The rigging is sewn to the inside of the [...]
The 1875 Skirt – PART I
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Costuming, Gothic, Sewing, Victorian, Victorian Costuming on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had 8 yards of black velvet and 8 years of red-black dupioni silk in storage. In addition, my mom gave me 5 inch red bullion fringe. They coordinated remarkably well.
I am not yet finished with the skirt and will post updates, but here is what I have for pictures so far.
Here is the bustle [...]
The 1875 Bustle
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Costuming, Victorian, Victorian Costuming on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bustle is not complex. It’s a hump-backed skirt with 7 bones, and a back brace. I used a not so cheap white cotton fabric. It is absolutely worth it to not be cheap about the fabric. It took about a day to complete. Here is the result.
I gathered the flounces by hand, and trimmed [...]
1875 Corset
Posted in 1875 Ensemble, Victorian Costume, tagged Bustle, Corset, Costuming, Sewing on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The project is an 1875 Bustle ensemble complete with all the underpinnings. I started the project about a month ago, so I will post this is segments to catch up.
First, I needed a corset. I chose a cotton Matelassé fabric I had bought many years before and a lining of linen-cotton canvas. The cotton matelassé [...]
