Support behind the dressSourced
A hidden frame shaped the back of a skirt
A bustle was a padded support or wire frame worn behind the waist under a nineteenth-century dress. It supported heavy drapery and added fullness specifically at the back. The visible silhouette depended on equipment hidden underneath.
The outline of the dress had concealed engineering.
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