All You Need to Know About This Victorian Trend
                     ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW 
ABOUT THIS VICTORIAN TREND
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Meaning and origin
•A hoop skirt is a women’s undergarment 
made to give a flattering body shape 
without a manifold of petticoat layers.  
•In the early days, they were made of fabric 
petticoats designed to act as casting for 
stiffening material from ropes, whalebones, 
reeds, and even metal rods to name a few. 
This cage-like underskirt was made with 
cushions that helped accentuate the hip.
•What began as a mechanism to hold the 
skirt away from the legs in summers and to 
avoid tripping got inculcated into a fashion 
trend in the mid-19th century. This trend 
was seen in royalty and common people 
alike.
•Wearing the right dress skirt can be a 
tricky affair, as women of varying shapes 
and sizes alike have to deal with the 
problem of finding something that fits 
right. This guide aims to help you, the 
reader, 
select the best dress skirt for your body, 
so you can look your best at all times.

From Giant Cages to Steel Rods
•There are different types of hoop skirts 
varying from different eras to countries. 
The farthingale (derived from the Spanish 
word verdugados) were made from 
subtropical giant ring cases. They were 
popular in Europe with different renditions 
of the same in France, Spain, and Italy.
•The panniers (wicker baskets) were 
popularized in Spain and tend to extend 
several feet from the wearer making it 
difficult to move around. Known to 
extend the width of the skirt from the 
sides they flattening out the front and 
back. These were restricted to formal 
events and court hearings.

•With the early 1800s came the Crinolines of 
the Victorian era which focused on the flow 
of the dress rather than the waist like its 
peers. These were brought in to replace the 
layers and layers of petticoat worn by 
women of this era to give it the flow. Steel 
wire hoops were incorporated making it 
lightweight but strong. These were known as 
cage skirts which later got replaced by hoop 
skirts as they are now known. Crinolines too 
would extend up to six feet making it almost 
immovable.
•Crinolines are still part of many dresses 
especially wedding gowns and prom 
dresses. A black hoop skirt under a prom 
dress is your Cinderella moment. Though 
the elaborate skirt might be difficult to 
maneuver the appeal of a corset and a 
Crinoline cannot be dismissed.
New Fashion Trends with Old Classics
•Hoop skirts arrived in the USA in the 18th 
century from England and France.  Women 
are no longer tortured with skirts than go 
on for miles or corsets that make it 
impossible to breathe. Hoop skirts today 
are made with nylon hoops and are 
lightweight. Worn mainly under wedding 
gowns, hoop skirts today are a fashion 
statement embraced by many. 
•Gothic fashion has been hugely 
influenced by this trend, not to forget 
every fairytale gown dream ever.
•In 1985 Vivienne Westwood reclaimed 
this historic dress when she launched 
her “Mini-Crini” under the pretense
 of underwear as outerwear. To this day 
the hoop skirts have walked the runways 
and fashion powerhouses like Balenciaga 
cannot get enough of this Victorian 
trend.
•This garment has undergone many 
variations throughout history but never 
out of fashion. There are new renditions 
of the old classics. Although riddled in 
controversies, hoop skirts are here to 
accentuate a person’s assets rather than 
to cage them.
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