1879 María de las Mercedes by José Denis Belgrano (Museo del Patrimonio Municipal -  Málaga Spain)

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This gives an idea of just how bustle-era dress could make an impact as Maria de las Mercedes wears a late 1870s bustle dress with drapery and decoration sufficient to overwhelm a less attractive woman.

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