Get Ready with Me in the Gilded Age: 1885 the Victorian Bustle Era

The second bustle era (yes, there was one before this!) ran from about 1883-1889. Fashion trends in the Victorian era, changed dramatically throughout the decades and super exaggerated silhouettes were the order of the day.

Patterns:

Overskirt: 1886 Autumn Overskirt

Underskirt: 1885 Four Gore Underskirt

Corset: 1880 Late Victorian Corset

Combinations: Combination Underwear

Petticoat: Victorian Petticoats

Music:

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Hat and Gloves:
Vintage

[YourNextStep]

Not only do you have amazing sewing talent, but I love how you educate about the clothes construction, purpose, who used them and what was culturally significant to them at the time (working, bicycling etc). Fantastic job!!!

[kateg]

I would love it if you would do a video on how completely fashion changed between the years of 1890 and 1920. In that short period, women's clothing changed more than it had in the past 100 years.

[kaytiej]

You're so good at making this fashion history so accessible. Brilliant work.

[Delzona]

I’m so glad that I found your channel! I read a lot of Anne Perry murder mystery books that are set in Victorian to Edwardian times. As part of her stories she often writes about how the women are dressed or how the clothing affects them, as in movement or fashion issues. So to actually see these dresses and different styles on a living person is a real treat because not only are you keeping history alive, you’re also showing the great lengths women would have to go through everyday in getting dressed and possibly even multiple times throughout their day! I also appreciate your skills as a seamstress because from some of your videos I know that you can make some of these beautiful dresses yourself!

[LindaHuenink]

I just love looking at all the pieces to an outfit. You rock 4:00

[oldasyouromens]

This is a really lovely outfit - a semi formal walking or visiting outfit for an upper middle class woman. For someone less wealthy, like an early white-collar working woman or a lady's maid, I would make this in all wool or wool and poplin and not wool and taffeta.

[libbybeliveau]

You've helped unlock something in me that I've always loved and passively paid attention to, but I never took the time to research fashion history properly.
I think you're fantastic. You're helping keep history alive in a beautiful, tangible, relatable way, that is SO unique. Your work is incredible and *so* facinating.

[Radhaun]

This silhouette is really top of my favorites. I love the designs of the tops and the double skirt. It just looks so nice to me.

[williamkazak]

Lovely completed look. I can imagine you walking outdoors wearing this lovely outfit.

[AlanCosst]

I love Victorian and antique fashion is beautiful with hats and lovely umbrellas 🇬🇧🇬🇧☂️

[theliterarytarot]

Love the tartan. This is about the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen 🤩

[libertyvilleguy]

My goodness, what a process. You must be wearing an entire acre of cloth by the time you’re all done. Very interesting and informative. I could see wearing all this in the winter, but I’d die if I had to have all that on in a St. Louis summer.

[cheriepearson]

Would love to see some 20's dresses, although I do love all the long dresses from the different era's.

[enfield]

The first dress is so beautiful I love to see my wife in this walk around the park on a summer day

[Bellablubird]

I clicked on the video so fast because I absolutely love that chair in the background.

[kballet]

You are the most amazing costume designer and seamstress/artist

Have you ever tried making Tudor era gown or maybe before or after that time period? If so I would love to see them

[krisdiperna]

I love what you are doing! Thank you. Until now I had no idea how anyone would be able to sit wearing a "lobster tail". Actually, I no idea they were called "lobster tails" until you taught me. Thank you so much!

[tombell]

I enjoy the focus on history and trends in your videos and shorts. Have you considered dressing your husband and doing some videos about the history of men's fashion for us guys?

[kalinakircheva]

This is precious. Thank you very much about the demonstration and the explanations!

What about jewellery at this time? And how it is combined with the outfit, including the gloves for example?

Or what about the bags/purses they've worn? Actually, I've been asking myself for some time, what do women wear in their bags during this period..
Without phones, gadgets, elastic bands or hairbrushes (I guess it was unacceptable to fix your hair in public once had left the house so no pins, ribbons etc. nor cosmetics), maybe they had money (but isn't that held by their husbands/fathers?), home keys (???) or, like, their handkerchief?
I'm lost..

[babyusagi]

This is so interesting!! 😁 thank you for this! 💕