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Sociology 161: Gender Socialization & Fashion

Resources on fashion, gender, and social norms.

Bustles

Bustles

Bustle

Illustrated types of bustles

Types of Bustles

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La Patisserie Gloppe au Champs Elyssées by Jean-Georges Béraud – 1889

La Patisserie Gloppe au Champs Elyssées by Jean-Georges Béraud – 1889

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, 1884

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, 1884

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Left: The Box by the Stalls by Jean-Georges Béraud – 1883. Right: An 1885 proposal caricature

The Bustle's alleged effects on men

Left: The Box by the Stalls by Jean-Georges Béraud – 1883. Right: An 1885 proposal caricature 

https://fiveminutehistory.com/hustle-bustle-victorian-life-visual-guide-bustle-dress/

Click on image to enlarge. You can see the creepy guy staring at her through the window with binoculars. 


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