In 1857 Alexander Douglas patented the absurd Victorian female attire, the bustle, which was a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress.
It replaced the crinoline as the vogue accessory designed to support the wearer's skirts in a fashionable shape.
While the bustle was in vogue, the fullness of the skirt was concentrated at the back, the front falling straight.
Queen Victoria had a novelty bustle with a music box that played "God Save the Queen" when she sat down.
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| Bustle, lady's undergarment, England, c. 1885. |
It replaced the crinoline as the vogue accessory designed to support the wearer's skirts in a fashionable shape.
While the bustle was in vogue, the fullness of the skirt was concentrated at the back, the front falling straight.
Queen Victoria had a novelty bustle with a music box that played "God Save the Queen" when she sat down.
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