The Costume Maven

Here is the finished blue bustle from Laughing Moon Mercantile pattern #112 view E. My very lovely model is shown here wearing it. The pattern went together fairly easily and quickly. I did need to make a few adjustments and changes. I selected the pattern by my hip size since I wanted a slightly larger bustle. This choice led to the necessary change of making the lacing panel smaller because it laced completely closed without even creating the desired bending of the hoop wire. The following photo shows the tucks I made for fitting prior to cutting that amount from the side seams. Another adjustment I made was to use a self-fabric waistband instead of using grosgrain ribbon. I preferred having a matching waistband. The pattern called for use of safety buckles as the closure on the waistband. I used a flat metal fashion belt buckle I found instead because it had a smaller profile than the safety buckles I could find. Due to the profile of the safety buckle, I was concerned it