PRE-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY
PETTICOATS,CRINOLINES, HOOPS AND PANNIERS

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GO TO RE ENACTORS                                                                                                                                        Bal Tabarin    Gabriella ("Gabs") Ray

Click over to our sister site and peek into the dressing room of an early 19th century woman donning her corset and hoops!                                                                      
A Splendid Spread, satire of the air tube crinoline by Cruikshank in the 1850 Comic Almanack
A simple drawing of a mid-18c hoop. suitable for demonstration purposes. (Though it seems the length is more appropriate for a younger girl).                                                                                    

In 1850s high society, a full skirt was worn over a hoop. A fitted bodice had a high, rounded neckline, long peplum and full “pagoda” sleeves.

Previous to 1856 women wore up to seven petticoats to create the skirt’s fashionable bell shape. In 1856
the “crinoline,” a stiff skirt of horsehair, was invented. It maintained the skirt’s proper shape and was considerably lighter than layers of petticoats.

(below) Crinoline factory of yore (from Dave)


(above left) 1908  (center) c1920  (right) Victoriana


(above left) 1863    (center) 1908    (right) 1913

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