Petition to make petticoats great again! Unsurprisingly, pe..
Added 2024-03-23 10:00:07 +0000 UTCPetition to make petticoats great again!
Unsurprisingly, petticoats have been around a long time. The word itself comes from the old English phrase “pety coat” or small coat, intended to be worn under a dress, acceptable to be visible, and protected the expensive fabrics of a dress from touching the ground. They were also intended to help air move through the ankles and by the late 1500s you’d be considered out of fashion to not be wearing one.
By the 1800s, petticoats were all the rage, with ankle-revealing “polonaise” style gowns - giving way to the petticoat become increasingly associated as not just an undergarment, but with an more detailing in the design and made from materials like silk instead of crisp cotton, as lingerie.
By the 1800, petticoats stacked with underwire bodices contributed to the large hoop skirts fashion of that time, followed by a resurgence in the 1950s thanks to the popularity of Christian Dior’s designs.
