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SHE’S DONE!!!!!! I cant wait to get good pictures while wearing her on Saturday!!!!!!!
On this Day: 20th November, 1870
La Mode Illustrée plate signed by Heloise Leloir and J Bonnard, featuring designs by Madame Bréant-Castel of 28 rue Neuve des Petits Champs.
DESCRIPTION DE TOILETTES.
Robe de dessous en cachemire vert foncé, garnie de sept biais en reps de soie vert; le premier biais (celui du bord inférieur) est garni d'une grosse frange torse en soie verte de même nuance que la robe. Tunique en même cachemire, garnie d'une même frange et de cinq biais en même reps, mais plus étroits que ceux de la robe. Corsage-casaque en même cachemire, garni de frange et de trois biais en reps, plus étroits que ceux de la tunique; manches larges, garnies de cinq biais; gros nœuds de reps vert au bas du dos; col marin garni de guipure blanche et large; cravate en guipure noire; chapeau rond en velours noir avec fleurs et plume, nuance feu.
Robe de dessous en satin noir, garnie d'un volant plissé ayant 40 centimètres de hauteur; la tele de ce volant est marquée par une bande de martre du Canada. Tunique en velours noir, garnie d'une même bande de fourrure; corsage-casaque en velours noir, garni d'une même bande, avec larges revers et hauts poignets en martre du Canada; à l'intérieur chemisette en dentelle; hautes manchettes en dentelle.
making the ruffled overlay for my bustle petticoat like
Józsa Balitzky, 1870, Budapest.
Why do you love the 1870s bustle fashion style?
I think it has elegant lines, with the sweep of skirts and a softer bustle than the shelf look of the 1880s. I also really like the fashion for square or en coeur necklines and the color palette that trends toward dark and jewel-tone colors. Not to mention the hair; nothing is more Iconic than really tall updos with cascading curls and a tiny hat perched on top at a 45-degree angle (but not as tall as 18th-century poufs, thank the gods). Plus, they made trim upon trim upon trim look classy, and I respect the hell out of anyone who can do that.
Ok but I wanna hear your opinions on early vs late bustle. Personally I vastly prefer early I would rather look like a floofy cake than a butt shelf but my boss definitely disagrees.
I’m with you. A bit less floof for me, but I much prefer the softer, more gradual- and, I think, more graceful -lines of the Early Bustle period. 1880s should have stuck to natural form instead of going full-on Ass Shelf(TM). In my opinion.
Though even I have to admit, Late Bustle is definitely a Luk if you’re into that sort of thing.
Fringe Trimmed Evening Dress, ca. 1870s
via Fashion Museum of Bath
Day ensemble | Met Museum | ca. 1874
