1880s Casual Dress

The governing factor of this change was the cuirass bodice which appeared in 1874.

1880s casual dress. This was a bodice which had lengthened descending in a point back and front and lying closely over the hips instead of ending in the full basques of the early 1870s. 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. Fashionable waists were low and tiny below a full low bust supported by a corset the rational dress society was founded in 1881 in reaction to the extremes of fashionable.

Fashion in the 1880s in western and western influenced countries is characterized by the return of the bustle the long lean line of the late 1870s was replaced by a full curvy silhouette with gradually widening shoulders. It was a dress without a horizontal waist seam instead molded snuggly to the body by vertical seams and tucks creating a body hugging silhouette fig. The dress of 1875 shows a complete change in line and character from the dress of the years before 1874.

Early 1890s dresses consisted of a tight bodice with the skirt gathered. The 1880s featured two distinct silhouettes in women s fashions. This bustle dress can be worn from 1870s thru the 1880s.

Nov 27 2012 explore ann feloy s board 1880s men s wear on pinterest. The first was marked by the princess line and had begun earlier around 1876. The picture on the left shows it to be a bodice separate from the skirt.