1940s bustle-back skirt

(Sorry about the fuzziness; I asked my dad to not use the flash, and this is what came of it! Sigh!)

I've been wanting to try Evadress 5569 for about a year now, so recently I finally bought it. I was inspired to use a red plaid by this fashion sketch of an Elsa Schiaparelli bustle skirt from 1948. I love this pattern -- from the front it looks like a regular pencil skirt, and then you turn around and lo! all these amazing details! You could even omit the bustle and just make a skirt with drape-y pleats in the back. Despite how it looks from the front, the skirt is quite full, with plenty of room for walking.

For a few more slightly-fuzzy-yet-better-shots-of-the-bustle pictures, click here and here.