Dalhousie Costume Studies, Autumn 2024
The historical dress component for the final year of the Dalhousie Costume Studies program.
Underlayers for c. 1875 woman’s dress, outerlayer to be completed in winter 2025.
Corset
Cream coutil; white sateen binding; spiral steel, spring steel, plastic bones. Flossing in cotton embroidery thread.
Bustle
Brown silesia, ticking bone chanels, steel bones, linen tape, antique two-prong ‘poke’ buckle.
Based upon a c. 1875 example in the Dalhousie Costume Studies Teaching Collection.
