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  • new stuff

    latest additions

    blue velvet front-lacing sweetheart corset with bustle skirt

    party season outfits

    ♥ tweed and tartan
    beautiful dresses and separates, available to buy or order now for Christmas
    ♥ leopard print is hot...
    ...and we have it — check out our leopard print dinkybag


tartan & tweed

A seasonal range of tartan and tweed dresses and separates, from bustle skirt/corset combinations to elegant full-length tweed outfits. Be the belle of the New Year ball...

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TARTAN CRUMB-CATCHER DRESS

full-length tartan crumb-catcher dress with fully-lined corseted bodice

from £200

TARTAN CORSET & MINI BUSTLE SKIRT

tartan back-lacing sweetheart corset with front busk and spiral wire boning
from £180

tartan mini-bustle knee-length skirt
from £100

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )

knee-length tartan bustle skirt   from £100
rounded-front waist-cincher   £60
muslin peasant blouse   £45

( bustle skirt )

( waist-cincher)

WASPIE

waist-cincher corset  £60

short-sleeved gypsy blouse  £50

hotpants   £30

ROYAL STEWART BUSTLE SKIRT & CORSET

knee-length tartan bustle skirt
from £100

tartan front-fastening corset
from £100

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )

WESTWOOD STYLE TARTAN BUSTLE SKIRT & SWEETHEART CORSET

knee-length muted wool tartan bustle skirt (lined) available to order
from £140
sweetheart front-lacing corset
from £110

sporran   £25

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )

white fake fur jacket with kiltpin fastening
£70

LE KILT

mini kilt  £85 muslin peasant blouse   £45

CRUMB-CATCHER

charcoal wool tweed dress with boned close-fitting crumbcatcher bodice and full-length slimline fishtail skirt (fully lined)
from £180

CRUMBCATCHER CORSETED BACKLESS FULL-LENGTH FISHTAIL DRESS

red denim backless dress with boned crumbcatcher bodice, satin ribbon back-lacing and full-length fishtail skirt (part lined)
from £160