hoopskirts
Victorian dress frames
Hoopskirts are wide skirts held out by a framework of hoops—typically made of whalebone, wire, or crinoline—worn underneath.
Popular in the mid-19th century, they created the bell-shaped silhouette of the antebellum South and Victorian era.
The term now evokes period costume dramas and historical reenactments: She could barely fit through the doorway in her hoopskirt.
Structural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
whalebone · flounce · tulle · gown · silhouette · hemline · lace · fabric
Structural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- bonnetHat secured under chin
ballroom · debutante · parasol · chaperone · courting · high society · propriety · etiquette
Puffing out dramatically
- flaredSpread gradually outward
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- voluminousOf great size
wide · expansive · sweeping · fullness · circumference · diameter · swaying · rustling
Before a war's start
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- Southern belleRefined woman from Dixie
- 1850sMid-nineteenth century decade
- 1860sSeventh decade, nineteenth century
Scarlett O'Hara · period costume · reenactment · heirloom · vintage · heritage · museum · restoration
crinoline
Structural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
bustle · whalebone · flounce · tulle · gown · silhouette · hemline · lace · fabric · seamstress
crinoline
Structural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
bonnet · ballroom · debutante · parasol · chaperone · courting · high society · propriety · etiquette · carriage
billowing
Puffing out dramatically
- flaredSpread gradually outward
- bell-shapedCurving outward toward base
- domeRounded vault forming roof
voluminous · wide · expansive · sweeping · fullness · circumference · diameter · swaying · rustling · dramatic
antebellum
Before a war's start
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- Southern belleRefined woman from Dixie
- 1850sMid-nineteenth century decade
Scarlett O'Hara · 1860s · period costume · reenactment · heirloom · vintage · heritage · museum · restoration · preservation
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- Victorian fashionbustles, corsets, crinolines, petticoats, bonnets
hoopskirtspencil skirt
Slim, straight-cut garment
bodycon dress · sheath dress · skinny jeans · leggings · cigarette pants
hoopskirtsathleisure
Exercise-meets-everyday fashion category
minimalist fashion · activewear · yoga pants · casual wear · streetwear