crinolines
Stiff Victorian undergarments
Crinolines are stiff petticoats or hooped frameworks worn under skirts to make them stand out from the body.
The term originally referred to a stiff fabric woven with horsehair, later to the cage-like structures of steel hoops that created the dramatic bell-shaped silhouettes of mid-19th-century fashion: Her crinoline was so wide she could barely fit through the doorway.
Of a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- ballgownFormal full-length dress
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
bustle · couture · lace · corset · tulle · gown · drapery · formalwear
Stiffened underskirt framework
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- cageBarred confinement structure
- horsehairStrands from manes, tails
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
boning · framework · petticoat · stiffened · netting · support · foundation · structure
Of great size
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- domedWith rounded roof
- expansiveCovering a large area
wide · flared · fullness · circumference · swaying · amplitude · exaggerated · dramatic
Mid-nineteenth century decade
- 1860sSeventh decade, nineteenth century
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- reformImprove by correcting faults
bloomers · social status · impracticality · fire hazard · industrial accidents · satire · caricature · maneuverability
Victorian
Of a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- ballgownFormal full-length dress
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
elegance · bustle · couture · lace · corset · tulle · gown · drapery · formalwear · embroidery
hoopskirt
Stiffened underskirt framework
underskirt · boning · framework · petticoat · stiffened · netting · support · foundation · structure · whalebone
voluminous
Of great size
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- domedWith rounded roof
expansive · wide · flared · fullness · circumference · swaying · amplitude · exaggerated · dramatic · sculptural
1850s
Mid-nineteenth century decade
reform · bloomers · social status · impracticality · fire hazard · industrial accidents · satire · caricature · maneuverability · doorways
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- 1840s-1850sOregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroad
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
- Victorian fashionbustles, corsets, hoop skirts, petticoats, bonnets
- Second EmpireNapoleon III, Second Empire, coup d'etat, Bonapartists, authoritarian rule
- fashionfashion, clothing, apparel, attire, garment
crinolinespencil skirts
Slim, form-fitting lower garments
hobble skirts · corsets · girdles · shapewear · sheath dresses
crinolinesathletic wear
Clothing for sports
sportswear · leggings · yoga pants · work clothes · bloomers