In the 1770's and 80's the emphasis moved backwards from the hips and the panniers that everyone associates with Marie Antoinette were discarded in favour of false rumps. These 'rumps' would be stuffed with horsehair of made from cork and came in various shapes and sizes as can be seen in the caricature 'The Bum Shop' (R.Rushworth 1785).
Hello and welcome to my blog! I'm a recently graduated Historical Costume student with a great love for sewing and plan to use this blog as a place to document my creations. I especially love the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries so expect lots of posts from those time periods though other eras will crop up from time to time.
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1790s short stays (and a petticoat)
In January I made a decision to begin a 1790's ensemble. I originally wrote the majority of this post in February and have only just got...
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In January I made a decision to begin a 1790's ensemble. I originally wrote the majority of this post in February and have only just got...
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Just a little post to tell you about a regency reticule I made. In the late 18th and early 19th century the waistlines on ...
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In February I began making a Tudor kirtle, and it's finally finished! As I started it so long ago and then left it till the end to write...
