Vintage Diva Bustle Mini Skirt – Silky Satin

About This Item

There are so many ways to wear this skirt! Worn by itself, it’s a sexy Victorian saloon girl look. Wear over a petticoat, and it’s more elegant – cute and sweet at knee to tea length, or very ladylike with a full length petticoat.  I make a number of pieces that can be used to complete your look – a lace underskirt, a long bustle petticoat, and more.  The photos below show just a few of the possibilities:

Size Charts

This skirt is intended to be worn with a corset or corset belt.  Its waistband sits at high hips below/overlapping with the bottom edge of the corset.  That’s why there is no “waist” measurement in the table.

Measure high hips around your hip bones, about halfway between smallest waist and largest hips.  Measure low hips around your butt or thighs, whichever is largest.  If your measurements put you in two different sizes, choose the size which corresponds to your low hip measurement.

Fabric Colors

This skirt is made from a lightweight and flowy silky satin fabric – stiff enough for pleats, yet soft enough for flowy skirts. It’s a high-sheen fabric that looks best paired with a corset made from a similarly high-sheen fabric – satin, satin brocade, satin jacquard, or shiny faux leather will all look nice.

My supplier discontinued this fabric, so it’s only available while supplies last. It’s a bit unwieldy to store silky satin in my new home studio (the rolls it comes on need to be stored horizontally instead of vertically like all my other fabrics) so I’m hoping to sell out of it soon and streamline my fabric storage!  Items made from this fabric will save $10 off the cost of your order.

The photo below shows all colors – including some that are sold out.  I try to go through all the listings on my site and update the photos when colors sell out – but it’s much faster to update the options in the “Fabric Color” dropdown menu (which can be done in one central spot) – so that tends to happen first!  If your color is still available, you’ll be able to choose it in the dropdown menu.  If you see it in the photo, but can’t choose it in the menu, that means it sold out and I haven’t gotten a chance to update the photo yet!

I’m gradually replacing sold-out shades of Silky Satin with Bridal Satin – a medium weight densely woven shiny poly satin.  I also have additional colors available in Taffeta fabric.

Trim Colors

I trim this skirt with ruffled raschel lace – the ~1.5″ style in the center of each photo below.  The other widths are the styles I use for matching bolero jackets and underskirts/bustles – so you can see how they look together.

The satin ribbon bows on the side of your skirt will match the color of the lace trim you choose – as shown in the bottom right corner of the photos.

Wait Time

About 99.99% of my orders are made with black lace trim, so typically that’s the color I have threaded on my sewing machine and serger!  When I receive an order which requires switching out thread, I try to restock a few items for my Etsy shop at the same time.

If you’re ordering black lace trim, please plan 4 to 6 weeks plus shipping time to receive your skirt.  If you’re ordering a different color trim, please plan 6 to 8 weeks plus shipping time to receive your skirt.