Opt for either black opaque tights or semi-sheer for any occasion
The variety includes everything from elegant evening gowns to casual day dresses, catering to different tastes and occasions
though a short thin one, eleven Figure 9.Bustles and Petticoats (Myras Journal, 1884) Unlike the bustle of the early 1870s, which spread across the width of the back in a wide shallow curve, the 1880s bustle was a narrower structure, which hung down the centre of the back, or was part of the construction of the dress itself, hooped steels often being inserted in the skirt lining to give the fashionable line
If the shoulders sit correctly, everything else falls into place more easily
Function met flair
Once you have sewn the lace all the way around the bottom of the skirt, cut off the excess and pin the two edges together