Friday, September 4, 2009

Bustles and Ruffles to Boost my Bum


So I was watching The Rachel Zoe Project and her enamorment with a certain bustled coat has got me reminiscing of my love affair with all things Neo-Victorian during the summer I was 16 y/o. My lovely friend Sadie immediately shouted Deadwood! A quick Google search put me face-to-face with this lovely and ultra-wearable grey ASOS trench (although it's not available, there are some amazing bustled frocks). Added bonus of the bustle? The extra umph in the derriere (which I definitely need some help with). Check out the side-view on this slightly more dramatic plaid y'all. Me-ow!

For the not so flat-bottomed girls out there, the bustles best bonus still applies; the effortless fierce you stun your admirers with as you walk away. Here's the lovely Maegan exemplifying my point (not quite a bustle, but definitely a great outfit whether you're walking towards, next to, or away from her). I have a self-professed problem with dressing from all angles, and the bustle is my heaven sent! Needless to say a jacket with an amazing back detail is surely at the top of my to-buy list!

14 comments:

Shes Dressing Up said...

Ooh I wish the ASOS coat was available! Love the bustle.

Rohini said...

Love the first coat! :)

Xx

Rohini said...

Love the first coat! :)

Xx

Julia mode said...

love the first

Kelly & Tracy said...

these are gorgeous!

Unknown said...

LOVE THAT FIRST JACKET. VERY COOL.

ANGIE XOXO
http://mintvintagejunk.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

loving the back of that first coat x

Ashley said...

I love skirts or dresses with bustles. Remember the one Carrie wore in SATC that was made of feathers. Oh I die.

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Nubiasnonsense said...

I love ruffles! The first coat is fab

Elizabeth Victoria Clark said...

love the bustle on the back of the first coat! great throwback to victorian times but definitely still wearable today! xx

B a la Moda said...

That coat is pretty!! I wish I could see that show here.
xoxo
B* a la Moda

Nubiasnonsense said...

I really really like the first coat, So pretty

The Freakum Dress said...

I always loved long jacket ! Love the second !

Unknown said...

oh how i love the ruffles! i think an old-fashioned bustle is adorable!
xox