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Ladies 1870s & 1880s Bustle Dress:  Day, Tea or Evening      This bustle dress can be worn from 1870s thru the 1880s.     Although this dress, is a two piece, it's designed to be worn with the large bustle, or padded bird cage style, which we also make. See bustle or call on this item.      The picture on the left shows it to be a bodice, separate from the skirt. It's pointed in front with a little ruffle look in back. Buttons down front. Long full 3/4 length sleeves that tie above elbow, yet can be made straight and wrist length if you like. There's lace/ ruffle around collar. Bodice has that sort of a jacket look, that they wore then. At waist there's a tie, that goes around and ties in back.      The top shorter skirt will have material or lace ruffle on the end, along with the lower skirt. Suggest walking length.      This dress can be made to fit a variety of images, from the everyday woman up through a wealthy upper class woman, depending on material and trim. Prices vary according to the materials chosen and the amount of work that goes into making each dress.      We do have the have the slip with the train that goes with this dress, although we haven't had the time to add it, along with the large padded bustle, which is cotton shell with poly fill, instead of horse hair. Just inquire at azrahist@aol.com     Materials: can range from cotton, drapery, and taffeta. See general information above. Call or e-mail Frances to discuss your needs and desires.     Trim and Style (Use): The amount of trim varies with the intended use and social status of the owner. It can vary from no trim for a simple work/day dress to very fancy for a fancy tea or evening dress. The shopping cart offers five (6) levels for this dress: Plain Day Dress, Day Dress (simple trim), Day/Tea Dress (moderate trim), Tea Dress (fancy), Evening Dress (fancy or very fancy). We will add more pictures to show samples of the different levels as we can. For other variations or amounts of trim, please call or email us and talk about your needs/desires.     Period: This dress can be made for the 1870s or 1880s period.     Train: The train can be made as a Straight (Walking) Train, a Short Train or a Long Train. Measurements needed: Height:  With shoes you will be using (Item 1 from measurement chart). Bust/Chest: Around the chest (Item 4 from measurement chart). Waist: Around the natural waist (Item 14 from measurement chart). Stop Sign: From center of base of neck to the middle of wrist. With the arm straight out and elbow bent with the forearm vertical, like stopping traffic. (Item 10B from measurement chart). Center Back Length: From base of the neck to the waist. (Item 13B from measurement chart). Waist to Floor: From the spot where your waist band goes, over the hips, then straight down to the floor. (Item 17 from measurement chart).     Or even better fill out Measurement Chart. Ladies 1870s & 1880s Day, Tea or Evening Bustle Dress Click an image below for a larger view Sample A Sample A Sample A Sample B  We DO NOT make identical dresses. DO NOT ask for a dress "just like" one that we  have already made. Something must be changed: color, trim, fabric design or dress pattern. Also many of the fabrics shown are no longer available. That is why we don't list specific fabric choices. Sample C Sample C   Sample D (below) is made from Silk Upholstery Fabric ($1,025.00 as shown) Sample D front view Sample D side view Sample D rear view Sample D Bertha     Custom made item, please allow 4 - 8 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page. Ladies 1870s & 1880s Day, Tea or Evening Bustle Dress Priced From: $250.00 Dress Size: Size Chart Select Size Dress Size 8 Dress Size 10 Dress Size 12 Dress Size 14 Dress Size 16 Dress Size 18 Dress Size 20 Period: Select Period 1870s 1880s Train: Select Train Style Straight (Walking) Short Long +$25.00 Material: Descriptions Select Material Cotton, modern Cotton, Repro +$35.00 Drapery +$70.00 Satin, Solid +$90.00 Silk, Solid +$90.00 Taffeta, Solid +$90.00 Silk Taffeta, Plaid +$170.00 Silk Upholstery +$300.00 Basic Color Theme: Select Color Theme Brown / Earthtone Blue Burgundy Green Pink Red Wine Color Tone: Select Tone Light Med Dark Fabric Design: Cotton/Drapery ONLY Fabric Design Solid Small Print Large Print Stripe Plaid +$20.00 Use (Style and Trim): Select Use (Style and Trim) Day - Plain (Sample ) Day - With Simple Trim (Sample ) +$50.00 Day/Tea - With Moderate Trim (Sample ) +$75.00 Tea - Fancy (Sample ) +$100.00 Evening - Fancy (Sample ) +$150.00 Evening - Very Fancy with Bertha (Sample D) +$475.00 Comments (180 characters max): Height: " Bust: " Waist: " Stop Sign: " Center Back: " Waist to Floor: "   Qty: Add 2 Cart:  Upper Class Ladies 1870s & 1880s Bustle Dresses   Frocks of Ages  “IMPERIALs” exclusively for USHist.com     The dresses in this section are they type of dresses worn by the wealthy / upper class women during the 1870s and 1880s. Just as they were expensive during that time, they are also expensive now. These gowns will all feature real jewels and/or real pearls and of course, silks and other fine fabrics. They are the expensive and ornate gowns that only the very wealthy could afford. Each gown is a work of art and is a "one-of-a-kind". Just as with all our women's dresses, we will not make and two dresses the exactly same. When one of these dresses is sold there will never be another one just like it.     Because of the nature of these dresses, they will each have a separate page. In each case the dress shown is already made and is therefore only available in the size and color shown. If you would like of this quality in a different size, color or with other variations we will be happy to work with you to commission one of these exquisite dresses for you.     The dresses shown are available for immediate delivery, unless they have already been sold. Commission dresses are custom and the delivery time varies upon the work required and our current work load. Ladies 1870s & 1880s Day or Evening Bustle Dresses Click an image below for a larger view   Bustle Wedding / Reception Dress This Upper Class Dress $1,200.00    1878 Ball gown This Upper Class Dress $1,500.00  Ladies 1880s Polonaise & Walking Skirt: Day or Evening Dress      This is a very beautiful dress that can be worn by most.      The top is a long type of bodice as you can tell. There is a gathered point on each side and a long hanging gathered section in back. The sleeves are 3/4 long sleeves  with ruffles. The bodice / top around neck can be material or cut out for an evening look. Buttons up the front. Ruffles or lace out line the bodice edge. And this is boned and lined.                                                  The skirt is several rows of ruffles, as you can also tell. Suggestion; For best result in appearance, is a quarter moon bustle to wear in back under bodice. A very stiff ruffle under slip to make the skirt stand out, &/ or a 2 bone hoop. Suggest in material, (bodice or skirt) being print & one being solid.      Material (cotton), (print and solid okay ?), color, neck cut. The addition for a gathered under slip, or hoop, or bustle pad.      Not everything we have available is on our web site. Call, Write or E-Mail with your interests and we will try to accommodate your needs.      We are adding items as time allows.     Custom made item, please allow 4 - 8 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page.   Want to make your own dress?  Purchase the pattern for the 1880s Polonaise and Walking Skirt  1880s Polonaise and Walking Skirt by Past Patterns #904    1880s Polonaise and Walking Skirt. This delicate, doll-like ensemble is made of fine white batiste, Valenciennes lace and silk ribbon. An open square neck is an option worn in the afternoon or evening. The skirt is a gored underskirt of unbleached muslin with a white batiste ruffle overlay. The bustle is created at the hips by the drapery.    This pattern is multi-sized 10 through 20. All the sizes are in one package. Look at our National Standard size chart for your size. All sizes require 4 1/4 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric for the tunic and skirt ruffles.     If this dress is made of a printed cotton consider using reproduction calico buttons. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $25.00 each More Ladies Patterns  Ladies 1870s through 1890s Bustle Dress: Formal and Ball  Princess Eugenia Ball Gown Ecru and Ivory Gown     We can make Formal, Wedding, Reception and Ball bustle dresses for the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s periods. Call, Write or E-Mail with your interests and we will try to accommodate your needs.     The dress pictured on the left is one that is already made up and ready to ship, it does not count as a "Custom Item". It is a "One of a Kind", as all of our dresses are. Click here for more information on this dress.     Please Call, Write or E-Mail with your specifications for having a custom dress made. Prices vary depending upon the amount of work and materials used.     Custom made item, please allow 4 - 8 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page.  Ladies 1880s: Riding Habit / Outfit   Riding / Walking Jacket & Skirt - 1880's       Riding / Walking Jacket, Style BB-B: Great 1880's and turn of the century riding jacket, along with a great walking jacket for the 1890's, when the bustle was gone. Picture shows ribbon trim and buttons, which can be your choice, or can be trim in the same or other places with braid or lace. Stand up collar and buttons down the front. Sizes run from 6 thru 20.      Split Riding Skirt, Style FL-231: Time period ranges from late 1880's to Turn of the Century. The length of the skirt goes from floor length, to mid calf, to just below knee cap. Looks like the picture. Sizes run from 8 to 18.      Measurements: Fill out Measurement Chart.      Material; Good in medium to heavy linen or cotton, corduroy, velvet or wool. E-Mail us with color/fabric design interests. Ladies Riding Attire Style B Jacket Style C Skirt     Custom made item, please allow 5 - 6 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page. Ladies Riding / Walking Jacket, Style BB-B Priced from: $195.00 Dress Size: Size Chart Select Size Dress Size 8 Dress Size 10 Dress Size 12 Dress Size 14 Dress Size 16 Dress Size 18 Basic Color Theme: Select Color Theme Brown / Earthtone Blue Burgundy Green Pink Red Wine Color Tone: Select Color Tone Light Med Dark Time Period: Select Time Period 1880's-Turn of Century Fabric Design: Fabric Design Solid Small Print Large Print Stripe Plaid +$20.00 Material: Descriptions Select Material Corduroy Cotton Linen Velvet +$27.00 Wool +$36.00 Comments (90 characters max): Qty: Add 2 Cart: Ladies Split Riding Skirt, Style FL-231 Priced from: $150.00 Dress Size: Size Chart Select Size Dress Size 8 Dress Size 10 Dress Size 12 Dress Size 14 Dress Size 16 Dress Size 18 Basic Color Theme: Select Color Theme Brown / Earthtone Blue Burgundy Green Pink Red Wine Color Tone: Select Color Tone Light Med Dark Time Period: Select Time Period 1880's Floor Length 1890's Mid-Calf 1900's Knee Cap Fabric Design: Fabric Design Solid Small Print Large Print Stripe Plaid +$20.00 Material: Descriptions Select Material Corduroy Cotton Linen Velvet +$50.00 Wool +$75.00 Comments (90 characters max): Qty: Add 2 Cart:  Ladies 1880s Dresses: Camp, Work, Day, Tea, Evening And Formal      Not everything we have available is on our web site. We are adding items as time allows. In the future we will be adding more outfits. Some will be for periods that already have dresses up on the web site and others will be for periods not currently on the our site. We currently have done dresses not shown on our web site, some of these have been done from original pictures and/or drawings. We also have patterns for many more dresses and periods than we show. Examples of possible 1880's dresses that we have patterns for are below. These patterns are also available for purchase. 1882-1888 Bustle Wedding Gown with Cathedral Train. by Past Patterns #303    The bodice fastens by lacing in the front which is drawn through eyelets. The bodice is boned and form fitting. The sleeves are 7/8 length. The neck and sleeves are trimmed with Brussels lace.    The bustle is created with metal stays in three rows from below the center back waist to the knees. While the bustle is stylish it is not necessary to enhance the gown which is quite lovely without it or the cathedral train.    The cathedral train is separate. It is trimmed on the inside outer edge with a row of dust ruffles called a balayeuse during 19th century.    The original fabric was a cream silk faille.    The pattern is multi-sized 10 through 16. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $29.00 each More Ladies Patterns Three Piece Ensemble, Fashionable circa 1883-18844 Bodice #905, Skirt #906 & Overskirt #907 by Past Patterns.    Past Patterns' Summer Three-Piece Dress is worn without a bustle. The October 1889 issue Godey's Ladies Magazine states: "The war between a small bustle and none at all still continues. Everyone cannot dispense with this little addition to their figures. Those who can dispense with it, however, are only to glad to do so, and, by making underskirts very full at the back, this can generally be done, even by not quite perfect figures."    Acknowledgments: Special thanks to The Warren County Historical Society in Lebanon, Ohio and Ericka Mason at Conner Prairie Museum in Fishers, Indiana.    Order this pattern in sizes 8-14 (bust 31-1/2 - 36-1/2), 16-20 (bust 38-42) and 22-26 (bust 44-48).    Purchase 45 inch wide fabric in the following amounts:    Three Piece Ensemble: #905, #906 and #907 in sizes 8 - 14 requires 8-3/4 Yds.; sizes 16 - 20 requires 9 Yds.; sizes 22 - 26 requires 9-3/4 Yds. Separately:    #905 Bodice sizes 8 - 14 requires 2 Yds.; sizes 16 - 20 requires 2-1/4 Yds. and sizes 22 - 26 requires 2-5/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric.    #906 Skirt sizes 8 - 20 requires 3-3/4 Yds.; sizes 22 - 26 requires 4-1/4 Yds.    #907 Over-Skirt sizes 8 - 26 requires 3 Yds. Three Piece Ensemble, Fashionable circa 1883-1884 Bodice #905, Skirt #906 and Overskirt #907 by Past Patterns Priced From: $10.00 each Size Select which Pattern(s) Bodice Pattern #905 $10.00 Skirt Pattern #906 $10.00 Over-Skirt #907 $10.00 All Three Patterns #906, #906 and #907 $30.00 Size Select Size Dress Size 8-14 (bust 31-1/2 - 36-1/2), Dress Size 16-20 (bust 38-42) Dress Size 22-26 (bust 44-48). Quantity each Add 2 Cart More Ladies Patterns Late 1880-1892 Day Dress by Past Patterns. #903    The full skirt is gathered into a flattering point at the waist front and back. Two pockets, one large in the back and another in the front for your watch make this a practical dress. The original fabric is a cotton plaid, woven in a light blue, white and yellow. The original dress is the one with the puffy sleeves and shirt collar. We replaced the shirt collar with a short standing collar so popular in the practical clothing of the 1880s and removed the puff at the top of the sleeve to give you a style variation. The pattern is multi-sized 10 through 20. Sizes 10-14 require approximately 5-7/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric; sizes 16-20 require approximately 6-1/4Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $19.00 each More Ladies Patterns 1880s-1890s Riding Habit Ensemble by Past Patterns. #900, 901 & 902    1880s-1890s Riding Habit Bodice #902    Riding Habit Bodice is the traditional form fitting, fully darted and high collared style worn with tailored skirts.    The pattern is multi-sized 10 through 20. All sizes require 1-1/2 Yds. of 60 inch wide fabric or 2 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $15.00 each    1880s-1890s Riding Habit Skirt #900    The Riding Habit Skirt is the classic full riding skirt with darts at the knees and longer on the left side and front to hide the feet. When walking the extra length is draped around the right hip and fastened at the center back waist with a button and ribbon loop. Multi-sized 10-20. All sizes require 3-1/4 Yds. of preferably 60" wide fabric to prevent piecing. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $23.00 each    1880s-1890s Riding Habit Trousers #901    The Trowsers are worn instead of a petticoat. The trowsers are not worn without the skirt. The lady is pictured with the silk knit undervest she would have worn under the bodice. The pattern is multi-sized 10 through 20. All sizes require 1-5/8 Yds. of 60 wide fabric. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $15.00 each More Ladies Patterns     Call, Write or E-Mail with your interests and we will try to accommodate your needs.     Custom made item, please allow 4 - 8 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page.

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