Out of the Parking Lots and Back to Where We Park "It"

The blogs I follow seem to have had a focus on bustles and panniers lately.  Here are the Two Nerdy History Girls (well, Isabella to be exact) with a look at bustles and a brief history of the bum through the past 500 years of fashion, as well as an interesting thought about the bum-less columnar looks more popular at the turns of the preceding two centuries (hey, and the one we're in is seeing a great deal of interest in long-line maxi dresses and the vertical draping of the Grecian/Roman look as well ...)

Here is a look, at American Duchess, at why when it comes to petticoats, bigger is not always better!  And here is some bustle lust in the form of the breathtaking Green Acres gown, recently completed and paired with some of AD's beautiful footwear - lots of fun both from the historical and from a steampunked-up perspective, and lushly lovely just to take in the gown even if you haven't been following the blog about its creation from start to finish (which is breathtaking itself).