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Tie-back skirt.jpg The Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth CenturyThe Western Front, 1915-18ThumbnailsKing or Chief of Franks armed with the Seramasax, from a Miniature of the Ninth Century

Tie-back skirt

Late '7o's and Early '8o's

The bustle remained an important feature after the panier effect had been discarded. The skirts were made severely plain and were pulled back by strings, so as to fit with extreme snugness in the front. At the
back, however, they were drawn out over a bustle of such extent that the fashion plates of the late '70's now have the appearance of caricatures.