Victorian style lady's drapes/overskirt (1880s style).
This listing is for drapes/overskirt only. The skirt itself is not included in the listing.
This could be bought separately or in addition to a skirt. If you buy it together with a skirt and would like drapes to be sew in to the skirt please add a note to the order.
Overskirt is inspired by the description of day dresses in 'Patterns of Fashion 2: the content, cur, construction & context of women dress, c.1860-1940' (2022, p.108-109) and "Fashion of gilded age vol.1 1877 -1882" (p.420-424).
Fasten by eyes and hooks.
length: 90 cm appr. on the back, 80 cm in front
could be worn with a bustle or lobster cage.
material: 100% cotton poplin. The drapes on the image is made from cotton twill (available as skirts upgrade) which is thicker and stiffer than poplin.
colour: navy, black, lilac, brown, grey, iris, bottle green, burgundy, beige. Please ask if you would like another colour
size: please choose the size carefully according to the waist measurements. The skirt waist is not elasticated and could not fit various sizes at the same time. The sizes in drop-down menu are UK sizes.
Size guidance
UK SIZE WAIST HIPS
INCHES CM INCHES cm
2 22 55.5 31 80
4 23 58 32 82.5
6 24 60.5 33 85
8 25 63 34 87.5
10 27 68 36 92.5
12 29 73 38 97.5
14 31 78 40 102.5
16 33 83 42 107
18 36 91 46 116.5
20 39 98 49 123.5
22 41 105 51 130.5
24 44 112 54 137.5
26 47 119 57 144.5
28 50 126 60 151.5
30 52 133 62 158.5
INTERNATIONAL SIZE CONVERSION
UK 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
US 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
EU 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58
int. XXS XS S M M L L XL XL XXL XXXL XXXL XXXL XXXL
AU 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
RU 36 38 38/40 40 42/44 46 48 50 54 58 60/62 64 66/68 70 72/74