Victorian gown with bustle. ... Whanganui Regional Museum recently opened Dressed to Thrill, an exhibition of fashion clothing and accessories from the 1870s and 1970s.

The 1870 census shows Idaho women who were dressmakers and milliners (designers and makers of hats), and the Tri-weekly Statesman reported regularly on the fashion and dress of the day.

She was the first woman to mount a major solo exhibition in Montreal (1870). Between 1860-1891, the Royal Academy in London exhibited her work 11 times — which might explain her gender-neutral ...

The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before. Its fitted bodice, puffy bustle and lace cuffs reflected a bygone era. As a vintage costume ...

Victorian dresses continue to captivate the imagination of fashion enthusiasts, ... Popular in the 1870s and 1880s, bustle dresses featured exaggerated back skirts supported by padded structures.