Bustles and puffs (1867-1874) -- Natural form and cuirass body (1875-1882) -- Return of the bustle (1883-1890) -- Hourglass figure (1891-1898) Summary This book consists of illustrations taken from ...
BISMARCK — Sara Rivers Cofield loved the dress at first sight. It was a beautiful brown silk bustle dress with original buttons from the 1880s, on sale at an antique mall in Maine. Rivers Cofield, an ...