Well, at least in some of this kind of dresses where the ‘skirt’ part is big and puffy, women used to have lots of little bags under there to carry things, and you could make the apron into a big pocket with some basic sewing.
As for the bulge, I think the dress could hide it pretty well with a good underskirt or two.
Except lack of pockets and what seems like a requirement to hold the front to hide the bulge.
Well, at least in some of this kind of dresses where the ‘skirt’ part is big and puffy, women used to have lots of little bags under there to carry things, and you could make the apron into a big pocket with some basic sewing.
As for the bulge, I think the dress could hide it pretty well with a good underskirt or two.