Historical Fashion

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Waistcoats made for Alexandra, Princess of Wales, by J. Busvine & Co., London, 1890s. Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection. Via FIDM Museum Blog. FIDM Museum: "Though masculine in style, the hourglass shape of these dotted wool waistcoats could only have been achieved by a corset—probably a lightly-boned version designed for horseback riding... women typically wore sturdy, masculine-style clothing for the energetic sports of riding and hunting, though they always rode sidesaddle, in skirts."
A study in bloomers : or, The model new woman : a novel : Hall, Geo. F. (George Franklin), b. 1864 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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