hoop skirt
Cage-framed undergarment
A hoop skirt is a woman's undergarment with a framework of flexible hoops—historically whalebone, cane, or steel—that holds an outer skirt in a wide, bell-shaped silhouette.
Popular in the mid-nineteenth century, hoop skirts created the exaggerated fullness of Civil War–era fashion: She could barely fit through doorways in her hoop skirt.
Structural petticoat for volume
- cageBarred confinement structure
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- farthingaleHooped petticoat framework
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
hoops · steel · whalebone · boning · framework · ribs · channels · tapes
Of a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- 1850sMid-nineteenth century decade
1860s · 19th century · Scarlett O'Hara · Gone with the Wind · plantation · cotillion · mourning dress
Formal full-length dress
- evening wearDressy clothes for galas
- wedding dressFormal attire for brides
- gownLong formal garment
- formalFollowing strict protocol
couture · bridal · debutante · quinceañera · costume · theatrical · period dress · Southern belle
Curving outward toward base
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- flaredSpread gradually outward
- voluminousOf great size
- circularForming a closed curve
fullness · width · expansive · conical · A-line · dramatic · exaggerated · sweeping
Ease of controlled movement
- doorwaysFramed openings for passage
- seatingAvailable places to sit
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
hazard · fire risk · lightweight · ventilation · modesty · etiquette · deportment · navigation
crinoline
Structural petticoat for volume
- cageBarred confinement structure
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- farthingaleHooped petticoat framework
pannier · hoops · steel · whalebone · boning · framework · ribs · channels · tapes · circumference
Victorian
Of a prim era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
1850s · 1860s · 19th century · Scarlett O'Hara · Gone with the Wind · plantation · cotillion · mourning dress
ballgown
Formal full-length dress
- evening wearDressy clothes for galas
- wedding dressFormal attire for brides
- gownLong formal garment
formal · couture · bridal · debutante · quinceañera · costume · theatrical · period dress · Southern belle · princess
bell-shaped
Curving outward toward base
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- flaredSpread gradually outward
- voluminousOf great size
circular · fullness · width · expansive · conical · A-line · dramatic · exaggerated · sweeping · billowing
maneuverability
Ease of controlled movement
staircase · hazard · fire risk · lightweight · ventilation · modesty · etiquette · deportment · navigation
- bridal attirewedding dress, bridal gown, wedding gown, bridal veil, wedding veil
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
- costume designcorset, bustle, toga, tunic, cape
- Antebellum Southplantation, cotton kingdom, overseer, slave quarters, big house
hoop skirtbustle
Energetic noisy activity
pencil skirt · sheath dress · hobble skirt · wiggle dress · back projection
hoop skirtpencil skirt
Slim, straight-cut garment
hobble skirt · tube skirt · sheath dress · bodycon dress · miniskirt
skirt, hoop, skirts, skirting, skirted, hooped, hooping, miniskirt, underskirt