TXMI 4290 Test 3 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is the bustle period called the bustle period? - Correct answersThe bustle created the shape
of a skirt silhouette with pronounced back fullness and was therefore predominantly used
throughout this period.
Bustles were made as separate devices (pillow-like, wire made with hinges to collapse, wire like
a basket, straw like a basket, made as part of a half-petticoat, & part of a cage crinoline). T/F? -
Correct answersTrue.
The first synthetic dye was an aniline dye, in the color known as mauve/maueveine. When?
Who? - Correct answers-William Henry Perkin
-1856
What was weighting? Why done? What kind of damage did it cause over time? - Correct
answers-Silk is treated with chemical (metallic) salts
-Gives silk fabric greater body (increases weight & hand)
-Unhealthy due to lead use & shredding the silk over time
What was the 2nd dress reform movement? When did it occur? Who? Where did it start? -
Correct answers-What? Aesthetic Dress
-When? 1880s & 1890s
-Where? England
-Origins? 1840s Pre-Raphaelite Movement (Group of painters who opposed the direction of
English art)
-Who? Oscar Wilde, painters, designers, craftsmen, poets & writers
, What country & culture gained notice in the Bustle period & 1890s? How did fashion reflect this
country's impact in clothing? - Correct answers-Japanese fashions became popular with
Europeans.
-Women started wearing silk dressing gowns, and dresses with Japanese motifs (birds and
flowers).
-The kimonos were shorter and fuller on the sides to accommodate for western women's wider
gait.
Examples of art nouveau were found in what types of women's apparel/accessories? - Correct
answers-Dress fabrics & embroidered patterns
-Jewelry
-Hat pins
-Parasol handles
Fashionable dress during the bustle period for women included 5 features. What were these
features? - Correct answers-Confining
-Heavy Fabrics
-Draped & Puffed
-Back Fullness
-Fitted Bodice
What were the 3 different fashionable silhouettes for women's dresses during the bustle period?
Know the time periods of each as well as the name of each period. - Correct answers1. 18701878
— Full Bustle (with train)
2. 1878-1883 — Cuirass or Sheath (no bustle; back fullness, but much lower)
3. 1884-1890 — Shelf Bustle (bustle comes back in, exaggerated shape, didn't have the train)
How did skirts of the 1st & 3rd bustle period differ? - Correct answersIn the 3rd period, the
bustle was more exaggerated and did not have a train
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is the bustle period called the bustle period? - Correct answersThe bustle created the shape
of a skirt silhouette with pronounced back fullness and was therefore predominantly used
throughout this period.
Bustles were made as separate devices (pillow-like, wire made with hinges to collapse, wire like
a basket, straw like a basket, made as part of a half-petticoat, & part of a cage crinoline). T/F? -
Correct answersTrue.
The first synthetic dye was an aniline dye, in the color known as mauve/maueveine. When?
Who? - Correct answers-William Henry Perkin
-1856
What was weighting? Why done? What kind of damage did it cause over time? - Correct
answers-Silk is treated with chemical (metallic) salts
-Gives silk fabric greater body (increases weight & hand)
-Unhealthy due to lead use & shredding the silk over time
What was the 2nd dress reform movement? When did it occur? Who? Where did it start? -
Correct answers-What? Aesthetic Dress
-When? 1880s & 1890s
-Where? England
-Origins? 1840s Pre-Raphaelite Movement (Group of painters who opposed the direction of
English art)
-Who? Oscar Wilde, painters, designers, craftsmen, poets & writers
, What country & culture gained notice in the Bustle period & 1890s? How did fashion reflect this
country's impact in clothing? - Correct answers-Japanese fashions became popular with
Europeans.
-Women started wearing silk dressing gowns, and dresses with Japanese motifs (birds and
flowers).
-The kimonos were shorter and fuller on the sides to accommodate for western women's wider
gait.
Examples of art nouveau were found in what types of women's apparel/accessories? - Correct
answers-Dress fabrics & embroidered patterns
-Jewelry
-Hat pins
-Parasol handles
Fashionable dress during the bustle period for women included 5 features. What were these
features? - Correct answers-Confining
-Heavy Fabrics
-Draped & Puffed
-Back Fullness
-Fitted Bodice
What were the 3 different fashionable silhouettes for women's dresses during the bustle period?
Know the time periods of each as well as the name of each period. - Correct answers1. 18701878
— Full Bustle (with train)
2. 1878-1883 — Cuirass or Sheath (no bustle; back fullness, but much lower)
3. 1884-1890 — Shelf Bustle (bustle comes back in, exaggerated shape, didn't have the train)
How did skirts of the 1st & 3rd bustle period differ? - Correct answersIn the 3rd period, the
bustle was more exaggerated and did not have a train
