I love Victoriana, and these ads and "naughty" poses just breathe the attitudes of the times. I think women had to wear corsets to anchor those huge and voluminous skirts, but - in this case, sometimes that's all they're wearing.
This is an old video, I confess, but it's a goodie. It actually looks as if it has been planned, the way Bentley both mirrors and claws against the images, as if he can climb right into the screen.