1867 Patent # 64,530 Corset with zone waist

1867 Patent # 65,636 Corset comprised of an upper and lower piece joined at the waist

1868 patent # 80,462 corset of felted material! chosen because of the zone waist

1868 Patent # 77, 493 Bosom pads!

two corsets c. 1865
The one on the right is upside down Shame on you Agusta!
but the one on the left is the most interesting, It is made of two horizontal pieces, which could date from mid 1860's as we have similar patents.

I thought it would be interesting to do two eras seperated by 100 years.

1768-77
American Revolutionary War
Since there are re-enacters for this era it is rather easy to research with all the patterns and books and websites devoted to it.

1866-1875
Just after the American Civil War came the First Bustle Period. The ACW is a driving force behind many victorian costumes so it can be easy to find fashions for this era.
The silohuete changes quite a bit so there are a lot of choices between the collapsing hoop and growing bustle.
You can find copies of Harpers Bazar (American)La Mode Illustree (French) and De Graceious (Dutch) with patterns. More corset and bustle designs were patented. Francis Grimble's book Reconstruction Era Fashions 1867-68 is also a good source for the early part of this time frame.
1866

1869

1870

1874

Little BOY's outfit (seller says girl but that is definate boy styling) mid to late 19th cent

horse hair stuffed bustle pillow  you can still buy horsehair

cage with added shoulder straps.

this plaid 1860's looks familiar

I am not entirely happy that the seller says they removed some white cotton cloth off this bustle.

love the points on this brown trimed with plaid 1860's

would a swiss waist of the same fabric be worn over the bodice? Lovely anyways

Are a bit unusual.

18thc.blogspot has some interesting thoughts.

I have spent way too much time on Kraftomatic today.
But this one reminded me of a story.

( read story after seeing link please )

steel corset?
not one of the ones you commonly see.
1944 life magazine (part of armor?)

Mom is the most all-inclusive and most vague job description ever!

so YWU is doing a Double Period Project due in February 2011one will be Victorian(1837-1901) and the other sometime else.

So I am thinking of what I have on my calendar.
SCA (actually 16th cent looks fairly popular on the forum)
Dickens (1840-70)
30th Bash 18th cent and regency.

So I honestly am leaning towards 1865-75 and 1770's

I need a good online translation. I have a scan that I need to type in to get translated. I am not sure if it is going to be any help to me, but I need to know.

Thanks.

NYPost article

August Auctions

are you sad about this too?

but on the other hand look at all the pictures we will be able to save that Brooklyn never put on their website!

so I am getting off the computer to investigate my "new" corset.

1904 ribbon corset 19" waist with garters in front, definatly too big for the child form!

well there are some ladies and little boys too!
Genio Scott

1871 Gilbert skeleton corset

Land of Sunshine Franco-American Method Skeleton corset 1897

Current Opinion Vol 4 page 1890 450

Meyer Brothers Druggist 1911 page 174 good and bad corsets

okay that is a silly title, but I do love this picture

19thUS seems to be back online. no corset patterns right now though, much better layout too.

I have mucked around with three different boy's outfit patterns. I don't think any of them are quite right for what we want for dickens. more fiddle and drafting is going to be necessary. really need a cute boys outfit. preferably one that could last more than one dickens? going to go with a panted style for sure.