Weirdest Victorian Invention: The Bustle-Chair (and we made one)
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Published 2020-11-20
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An alternative method for solving the "How do I sit in a bustle?" question! Watch as we try to build this darn silly chair out of wood and metal, and then put it to the test, both with and without the full 1880's bustle dress.
The image you might have seen haunting social media comes from the Scientific American, January 15th, 1887 edition: books.google.com/books?id=E6IzAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA36&dq…
The December 1886 patent by Ivy Baldwin:
patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/de/b1/a6/525f9…
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:56 Construction
12:14 Trying it on
18:44 Getting Dressed
21:51 Adventures!
24:14 Weight of Chair and Dress
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All Comments (21)
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Woops, apparently I left y'all hanging by not showing how I got in the car. The answer: unclip the bustle, and put it back on in the parking lot when I reached my destination. Inconvenient, I.Baldwin clearly didn't take automobiles into account while designing 😜 (Bonus Fun Fact: The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car....same as this bustle-chair.)
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Everyone: always remember, shoes before corset 😁✨ Morgan Donner: hold my chair bustle. 😎
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2020 girls: it has pockets!!! 1800's women, based: it has a chair!!!
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Dude: "So, pretty lady. What are you hiding under that dress?" Lady: "A chair." Dude: "...oh..."
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as a disabled person that has trouble being on his feet for extended periods, the power of being able to sit in a chair anywhere I want is INTOXICATING
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A couple that makes weird victorian inventions together stays together
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Imagine how many people FREAKED out seeing this Victorian ghost just SIT in midair
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I genuinely want to know how many people did double takes each time she stood up and walked away, and there be just... no chair
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"How long is your hair?" "Oh, you know, chair length."
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Scene: 1886 patent office Secretary: "Sir, we have an... interesting submission." Boss: "Let me see it." (they look at the design, then look at each other) Boss: "We can't not patent this." Secretary: "I'll have it through by tomorrow."
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people: victorian clothing was oppressive to women!! the chair bustle: think again
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For this reason alone we need to bring the bustle back into fashion.
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Clothes in 2020: Cant fit a pocket in Clothes in 1880: Hold my chair.
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Perfect for comicons when there is never enough seats.
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This would be the sort of thing that, if they had telemarketing back then, would be sold via telemarketing. "Do you have trouble finding a seat when going to church? Do you get tired when waiting in line at the bonnet shop? Do you wish you could find somewhere to rest? Now, you can have a comfortable seat with you at all times with the amazing Bustle-Chair! The Bustle-Chair is the discreet seating solution for all ladies! For only sixpence ninety-nine shillings! Send your letter right now! The first 20 ladies to mail get a second Bustle-Chair for free!"
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I love how Mr. Morgan Donner is always like: "You want me to help you make a foam-core dress form of you? Okay." "You want to build a chair to go under a dress? Sure." But also you pinning the top on that dress was clearly magic. I legit paused and rewound the video for that.
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What a team! I love that you guys made this together. And your editing is perfection, this was so much fun to watch!
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THIS TOTALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN "AS SEEN ON TV" PRODUCT
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Imagine wearing this while waiting in line and people being so confused on so many levels
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Now whenever I see a Victorian garment with a torn hem I shall wonder if she had been wearing her handy dandy bustle chair and the skirt got caught under the leg.
