Blessume Victorian Dress Double Pannier Petticoat, White, One size

Price: $29.99
(as of Aug 02, 2024 03:24:11 UTC – Details)

Product Description …

Reviewer: Charlie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Better than I could have hoped for.
Review: I honestly wasn’t expecting much from a cheap Chinese costume product, but I was very surprised with the quality of these panniers and their service. I expected something flimsy, barely serviceable, but these panniers are actually much better make then many of the hand-made panniers I’ve seen on re-enactors. The cotton fabric is suitably heavy. The boning is a sturdy spring steel, good quality stuff.. It should be able to support any reasonable ensemble. I wear it with three layers of petticoats, plus substantially embellished overskirts and I’ve not encountered any problems. The craftsmanship is neat and sturdy. Everything is accurate to the description.The shipping was incredible. These are coming from China, after all, so a month or two would have been a reasonable wait, but I received my panniers in less than two weeks. The delivery guy decided he was going to dump my steel-boned panniers in my driveway on a rainy day, but thanks to Blessume’s watertight packaging, the panniers survived in pristine condition.Overall, very satisfactory.—-If you’re into 17th century costume then I assume you’ve come prepared to make at least minor alterations to your costumes, so I’m not knocking off any stars for these potential fitting concerns. I just think you might want to know:– The most secure way to tie on panniers is to tie each pannier separately around the waist, as shown in the picture. Because the ties are a bit short, this will not be possible if you have a waist measurement over 28-30 inches. Bigger folks could still wear them by tying the waists to each other, up to about about a 45 inch waist measurement, but they might prefer to attach longer waist ties instead.– The slits for the pockets are a bit small. Most women should be able to fit their hands inside without too much of a struggle, but getting them in or out while holding a wallet or phone will be a different story.– Panniers can be worn low or high depending on preference. The lower the pannier hangs, the more rounded the curve of your hip will be. These panniers hang very low, exactly like you see in the picture, which is NOT the way most historical panniers were worn (most ladies had their panniers jutting nearly perpendicular to their body) but I think it’s a good thing that Blessume makes their panniers this way–it’s much easier to take up panniers that hang too low than it is to let down panniers that sit too high. If you find that your panniers are too low, but can’t sew well enough to take them up, you can simply roll the waistband down a few times.– Chinese clothing is notoriously teeny-tiny, but these panniers are VERY generous in size. They are long enough for even the tallest of ladies (I stuck mine on a 6’2″ drag queen) and wide enough that they should accommodate people who are slim, average, or moderately overweight. If anything, people who are very petite should be prepared to make some simple alterations to bring the panniers down to size.

Reviewer: Kenna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great pocket hoops for the price!
Review: – Fast delivery! I ordered these on Aug. 3rd; they were delivered Aug. 10th – and when I look at my purchase, it says “Arriving Sep 6 – Sep 27”. Dunno if delivery will be that prompt for anyone else, but wow!!- Great quality! For historical costuming, a $30 item from amazon is unheard of. I was honestly expecting something low quality that I could alter and would just serve as a base. These are actually really good! I haven’t actually tried them on under my petticoats yet, but they feel like they’ll do the job.- Only issue – the pocket holes (in the top of the panniers, so that you can reach inside for your ‘pocket’ (pouch) – are almost too small to get my hands into. I’ll have to alter them. In the scale of things though, that’s a really small and easy alteration, so I’m giving this 5 stars!!!

Reviewer: Shannon Elder
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Couldn’t figure it out…
Review: I’m sure this is a great piece, but we could not figure out how to put it on her and get it to stay in place. When it was in place (before she started walking) it was perfect for her Eliza Hamilton dress.

Reviewer: MAGGIE MAY
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worked perfectly!!
Review: I Initially ordered a skirt to go with this dress, but it did not work out last minute ordered this and it worked perfect for the look I was going for 😁 they collapse down so it’s easy to sit and fit in a car. I’m actually quite comfortable to wear throughout the night.

Reviewer: Denise Weaver
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for Renaissance fair costume
Review: Comfortable to wear, easy to get on and off, adjustable sizing is great, and it folds flat for storage. Bought to wear under a Victorian Renaissance fair dress and it was perfect. Great addition to our costume wear collection.

Reviewer: Florida Girl
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Terrible! Fell apart first time it was worn.
Review: Cheap and flimsy! Poorly constructed and fell apart first time it was worn. Doesn’t stay in place under costume. Absolutely terrible.

Reviewer: Idiosylph
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Size Matters
Review: First, pay no attention to the name. This is not for Victorian styles, this is for 18th Century dress. The construction of the panniers is fine. The materials are of good quality and will stand up to repeated wearings. They fold down nicely for storage and can be flattened down if you need to wear your dress in a car or into a chair with arms. These panniers have a fabric panel on the inside to hold the curve of the hoop, which actually make for great places to keep light little odds and ends, especially since there is a pocket slit on the top. These will probably be excellent for women wearing sizes smaller than an 16-18, but I wouldn’t recommend these for plus size women as I found the front and back ties to be almost too short, and proportionally they felt too small for me and my gown.

Reviewer: Cookiemomster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If your dress suggests needing one of these, don’t pass it up!
Review: If you purchase a dress that recommends a “side bustle” then definitely purchase one! I bought a dress for a Scottish costume event and it was recommended as a purchase to go with it. So glad I did! The dress was made to be worn with one and the hemline would have been all off had I not worn one, not to mention how much more “authentic” the dress was with the proper “underpinnings”!

Reviewer: LILIAN H
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Tuve que cocerles un resorte para ajustar en las piernas, no decía como amarrarlas

Reviewer: Kevann Carter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Decent enough quality boning and fabric. They’ll do just fine if you don’t have the time/ skills/ materials to make your own.

Reviewer: KYB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Es muy útil prepara lo que es me parece caro.

Reviewer: G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Perfetto per il mio abito settecentesco. Ottima resa una volta indossato, leggero ma resistente. Consiglio sicuramente!

Reviewer: Alicia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Facile à mettre en place même en tant que débutante dans la couture, plutôt solide et souple à la fois lorsque c’est nécessaire. Parfait !