I first heard about Butts: A Backstory when I listened to a re-broadcast of a Radiolab episode from 2022. Best summarized by the show notes: “she [author and Radiolab contributing editor Heather Radke] tells us about a fascinating history she uncovered that takes us from a eugenicist’s attempt in the late 1930s to concretize the… Continue reading Butts: A Backstory
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Badass Bustles
New design available in my Threadless shop! Bustle (noun)Clothing: a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman's skirt or dressMarriam-Webster Dress fashion took quite the roller-coaster ride throughout the 1800s. The first two decades (1800’s through the 1820s) saw the columnar Empire gown reign supreme—think Bridgerton.… Continue reading Badass Bustles
Ramblings of a Costume Nerd 