Hi Deredere!
Welcome to the wonderful world of BJDs!!! Costuming for them is
exactly why I got into them to. ;-) I don't know much about that
time period at all but I would think a hat, either a straw boater or
a small hat perched on top of her head. However, I freely admit
that is a
Deredere, what period of bustle do you have in mind? Sheer cotton dresses
for the late 19th dresses with bustle would be rather unusual. Satin,
faille, medium weight cotton (think eyelet), or light weght wool or other
linen are more the fabrics found in historical costumes of the period.
You
Deredere:
I would suggest a fairly plain straw hat with a ribbon , either a boater, or
a wider brin, perhaps tied under the chin.
Kim
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On the contrary, many white dresses in sheer fabrics(although layered so
the effect was opaque)were worn in the summer months were worn by the
fashionable during the bustle period, see Harper's Bazar(yes, that's the
spelling) on microfilm in many larger public libraries. There are lots
of
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I am making her a beautiful sheer cotton bustle dress.
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Mmmm...lov-er-ly!
A straw would be perfect, like Kim suggests. I think a boater is too
masculine for the frilly frock.
