Saturday, March 2, 2019

A bit of every thing.


 This group of items was all over the place as far as eras go.
A corset cover - as good as new!

Very pretty crochet lace!
And then there was this....always something interesting.  This is a petticoat of a mesh like fabric, not stiff but kind of heavy.


Different, and in very good shape.
Here are the 2 bras,  the white one, cup 0...

But the pastel one a little larger, but NO support.

Then there is the 2 piece polka-dot dress, around 1900.
The bodice

The cuff detail

The skirt 

And tucks around the hem.
Ahh! another of my favorites! A lingerie dress, 1905.  Lots of different laces, and 3 layers of sleeves!
The front

The back.  The neck was to small to button on this modern dress form.  The waist is 22".


The skirt.  I didn't get a photo of it on the dress form.



Friday, March 1, 2019

Bustle and hoops anyone?

This was an interesting find.  It may be conserved to be able to display it.  Currently the straps are very brittle and breaking.





Hoops and Bustles came in all kinds of shapes, making them very interesting to study.