BLESSUME Victorian Dress Double Pannier Petticoat

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.

- 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!!!

They can collapse for easier storage and fit nicely to your body I am during them under my Eliza Schuyler dress and they are perfect hope this helps

Wore this for Eliza Hamilton costume and it was perfect. It fit great and worked perfect for the look. It would be weighted down by a super heavy dress but I wore several layers under my dress on top if it and it was strong and wasn’t affected. It is super light and doesn’t drag you down. It gave the perfect figure for the time period I was going for. Super easy to put on and wear.

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.

It is small, since it is from China. But depending on how you tie it, you could make it fit over a 30 inch waist if you needed it (my natural waist is just a tad under 30 in).Take one end of the strings on each pannier and tie it to the opposing pannier end (A tied to B), do this so you have a little more room to tie it around you. You may need to fiddle with each ribbon you tie to it equals out, so the panniers aren't lopsided. Also if you are going for a historically accurate 18th century look, you will need to pin these up a bit since these do sit low on your hips.

Does not look good at all under a dress. The shape is all wrong.

Good materia and easy to use.

Decent enough quality boning and fabric. They’ll do just fine if you don’t have the time/ skills/ materials to make your own.

Le stecche si sono afflosciate al primo utilizzo.

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 !

I love it. The strings could be a bit longer for the waist though. But good quality, the fabric is cotton.

生地の手触りも良く、コンパクトに畳めてかさばらず、しっかりスカートはふくれるのでハロウィンでドレスを着るのにぴったりです！ポスト投函で届いたのもありがたかったです。