Wild West Costumes

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Saloon Girl Costume T7633. Matching elastic waist skirt.

The American west was a playground for all sorts, from pioneers and cowboys to lawmen, outlaws, gangs and gunslingers. PST is received Your order is picked, packed and sent out Your order is on its way to you Your order is delivered Will I get a refund if I cancel my subscription? If there's one thing we know about the wild wild West from Spaghetti Westerns, it's that beautiful women loved to hang out in saloons.

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Saloon Girl Costume Vintage, Western, Victorian Dresses Back in the Victorian era men moved out west in search of gold and prosperity. What they found were towns without women except for a few ladies hired to entertain men inside dance halls and saloons. They were classy ladies with a gift for conversation and social dance. The saloon owners purchased nice dresses for them that were shorter, to mid-calf, and in the off the shoulder ballgown style. These saloon girl costumes were brightly colored but elegant at most saloons but not all. Dancehall girls that performed rowdy shows were a bit more like the movie saloon girls. Multiple colorful petticoats flashed under gathered skirts that were topped with corseted low cut bodices, boots were decorated with tassels and anything that sparkled be-dazzled it all. Scroll to the end for more history of real Victorian saloon girl clothing. Saloon girl costumes in both authentic Victorian dress and western costumes are for sale online. We linked to our favorites below. Let us be clear about one thing first. Saloon girls were not prostitutes. Saloon girls were hired, dressed, and given strict rules about how to behave in and outside of the saloon. Most saloon girls were young girls, teenagers, who came from lowly roots such as farming in search of a better life and marriage prospects. They came from back east and the south ready for their new work in the wild west. Girls who were pretty, could dance well ballroom dances like the waltz, polka, or schottish , and hold a conversation made the ideal saloon girls. Each turn was about 15 minutes long. In one night a popular saloon girl could earn more than a man made in a week. Amanda Blake played saloon girl Miss Kitty Initially, saloon girls could not afford nice clothing. The Saloon owners purchased the for the girls. The girls would then need to pay back the owner for the purchase with her earnings. The quality of the dress was equal to that of the establishment. The smaller the town the less likely saloon girls were to have been given clothing. They wore, instead, whatever low-class clothing they could acquire second hand. Saloon girls at nicer establishments in large towns wore ballgown dresses which were off the shoulder and either sleeveless or short puffed sleeved. The necklines dipped low but hardly revealed cleavage. The bodice fit snug over a corset and matched the skirt below. A ballgown skirt changed over the years from very wide 1860s-1870s to the narrowed bustle 1880s and finally natural form 1890s. In the early years, large hoop skirts were usually worn under dress skirts however out west doorways were narrow and saloons were small- no room for hoops. Instead, ladies wore several Saloon ladies often choose brightly colored petticoats instead of white because they were more visible under the skirt hem. Skirts came up to the top of the boot or mid-calf for the simple reason of it made dancing easier and perhaps a little sexier. Like the petticoat, the material and color of the dress were chosen to stand out. Brightly colored silk was the favored fabric, decorated with spangles and sequins, bugles and fringe, and often finished off with tiers of silk chiffon ruffles. The ruffles made an audible swish while moving to call attention to the girls. Underneath ladies legs were covered with held up by garters. They laced or buttoned up tall. Dance pumps were another option but generally, the old wood saloon floors were never finished well enough to accommodate smooth dances. Boots were safer, sturdier, and provided a place to stash a pistol or knife in case a customer was too friendly an occupational hazard. Along with heavily decorated dresses, saloon girls added sparkle to their hair in the form of , bib necklaces, feathers plumes the bigger the better and imitation flowers. To saloon girls, it only added to their exaggerated appearance. This website is supported by advertising in the form of product links, banners and sponsored articles. We may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking a link. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon. Thank you for your support! Dressing in vintage style clothing for a themed event or personal fashion is our passion. We turned a hobby into this website to make it easy to find vintage inspired clothing for women and men online spanning 1900-1960s. Our fashion history blog helps you create the look from decades past using vintage, vintage inspired and thrifty clothing, Need help?

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