prairie skirt
Flowy frontier garment
A prairie skirt is a long, full skirt with ruffled tiers or flounces, often in calico or other rustic prints.
The style evokes 19th-century American frontier clothing and became fashionable in the 1970s and periodically since: She paired the prairie skirt with cowboy boots.
Also called a peasant skirt or tiered skirt.
Having multiple levels
- goredPierced by horn
- gatheredBrought into one place
- pleatedHaving pressed folds
- A-lineFitted-top flared garment
maxi · ankle-length · full · lined · flounce · broomstick · drawstring · high-waisted
Of or like blooms
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- gracefulElegant in movement
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
ruffles · embroidery · dainty · pastel · soft · girly · romantic · ladylike
Plant fiber for textiles
- calicoPatchy-coated cat type
- denimTough cotton twill
- chambrayLightweight plain-weave cotton
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
linen · gingham · eyelet · voile · lawn · broadcloth · percale · poplin
Sixties counterculture member
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- artsyPretentiously aesthetic
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
festival · indie · folk · handmade · counterculture · nomadic · alternative · wanderlust
Family farm and dwelling
- frontierEdge of settlement
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- heartlandCentral region of significance
plains · Americana · western · ranch · bonnets · apron · rustic · country
tiered
Having multiple levels
A-line · maxi · ankle-length · full · lined · flounce · broomstick · drawstring · high-waisted · paneled
floral
Of or like blooms
elegant · ruffles · embroidery · dainty · pastel · soft · girly · romantic · ladylike · petticoat
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
muslin · linen · gingham · eyelet · voile · lawn · broadcloth · percale · poplin · flannel
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- artsyPretentiously aesthetic
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
earthy · festival · indie · folk · handmade · counterculture · nomadic · alternative · wanderlust · artistic
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
heartland · plains · Americana · western · ranch · bonnets · apron · rustic · country · pastoral
flowing
Moving continuously onward
sweeping · fluttering · swaying · floating · wafting · undulating · flouncing · swishing · dancing · spinning
retro
Evoking recent past
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · heirloom · nostalgic · timeless · bygone · classic · antique · period · revival · throwback
- skirtsminiskirt, overskirt, kilt, lehenga, sarong
- Western Wearcowboy boots, cowboy hats, western shirt, bolo, chaps