{"id":26967,"date":"2021-07-10T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=26967"},"modified":"2021-07-10T23:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T03:54:58","slug":"crinoline-petticoat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/crinoline-petticoat\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of The Crinoline Petticoat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-27685 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-150x126.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/788;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-27685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/History-of-the-Crinoline-Petticoat-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Think Mary Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth, or the recently revived 1950s Rockabilly movement, think Swan Lake and the fairy tale wedding gown. &nbsp;What do they all have in common? You\u2019ve got it, serious petticoat action, brought to you by none other than the trusty, centuries-old crinoline\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at this feminine phenomenon&nbsp;and you'll see that the crinoline petticoat&nbsp;has been the backbone of so many fashion movements throughout the ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crinoline Petticoat Versions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A crinoline is, in essence, a petticoat, structured with wire, wood, or other sturdy materials (in a cage formation or a hoop skirt) or made out of a stiff fabric of horsehair (\u201ccrin\u201d) and cotton or linen, which would be gathered, layer upon layer, to make great big voluminous underskirts. The horsehair version was the original one but was later replaced (in the 1850s) by the caged hoop skirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"623\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-500x623.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26978 lazyload\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-500x623.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667.jpg 802w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/623;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-500x623.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26978\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-500x623.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_230499667.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earlier Versions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hoop-style crinoline was certainly not the first of its kind. &nbsp; Prior examples of structured petticoats, fulfilling the same function, were known in the 16th and 17th century as the farthingale (made of cane, whalebone, or willow) and in the 18th century as the pannier (the kind that Mary Antoinette wore, made of cane and extending out the sides, not the front). Although they went by different names they were, in essence, the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horsehair Fabric:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The horsehair crinoline petticoat made its appearance in 1839, although the name described the fabric at first, it was soon being used to describe any kind of supportive petticoat or dress lining. With fabrics becoming increasingly intricately woven and heavy, crinoline (the fabric) was no longer sturdy enough for the job. It began to be replaced with quilted underskirts, stuffed with down and feathers (like carrying your duvet around town, fantastic). A stiffened <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/fabrics-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\">cotton fabric<\/a> was also sold as crinoline during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"632\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-500x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70249 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-500x632.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-1215x1536.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-1619x2048.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-250x316.jpg 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F.jpg 1625w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/632;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-500x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-500x632.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-1215x1536.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-1619x2048.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F-250x316.jpg 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CI43.126.26_F.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Horsehair Petticot circa 1840s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crinoline Petticoat&nbsp;Hazards:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Worn by high-class women of leisure as well as factory workers and maidservants, the crinoline wasn\u2019t always the most practical of undergarments, with a tendency to get caught in machinery, wheel-spokes, and wind; or to rather explosively take flame! Thousands of autopsies during the mid 19th century were signed\u2026 &#8216;death by crinoline\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70246 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1200px-GHS-pictogram-skull.svg_.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that fashion at this time was not so much voluntary as mandatory, women who dressed outside the norm would be sent packing, shunned from society. There are ample writings by men of the era which prove that the fashion was awkward for wives and husbands alike, many men found the fashion ridiculous but could do little to stop the spread of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26977 lazyload\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/332;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26977\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_170489330.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many crinoline-related deaths and the constant restriction of movement for women and their attendant husbands, women's rights activists began campaigning against such limiting fashions as the crinoline petticoat. &nbsp;Such activists felt that the hooped variety crinoline was a step up from the heavy and cumbersome multilayered fabric versions, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen Victoria (1855) is said to have detested the craze, a famous song of the time began with the lyrics \u201clong live our gracious Queen, who won\u2019t wear crinoline!\u201d The fact is that this was a rumor which started when the Queen requested crinolines be ditched for her daughter's marriage, as the Chapel Royal just didn\u2019t have that kind of space!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Skeleton Petticoat:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The steel hoop crinoline (or skeleton petticoat) was first patented by RC Miller of Paris, where it first became a huge hit,&nbsp;in April 1856. Britain followed suit and soon, factories were producing them for every woman on the street. Skeleton petticoats consisted of steel hoops connected by strips of fabric tape, in some cases whalebone or cane were also used\u2026even inflatable rubber, depending on the manufacturer (although the rubber variety had a terrible smell and was quite unpopular).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-391x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70251 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-391x650.jpg 391w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-768x1278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-923x1536.jpg 923w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-250x416.jpg 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916.jpg 1202w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 391px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 391\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-391x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-391x650.jpg 391w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-768x1278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-923x1536.jpg 923w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916-250x416.jpg 250w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DP108916.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Metal wire and cotton tape crinoline, circa 1860<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, hooped crinolines were cumbersome enough, women found it hard to pass through doors and, should they take a tumble or climb a flight of stairs, more would be revealed than was appropriate! At their height, crinolines would expand the skirts of the wearer by up to 6 yards (18 feet!) at the widest point, though they began to diminish in size until in the 1870\u2019s they were replaced by the smaller crinolette and then later, the bustle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cage crinoline was revived in the 1880s to support the excessive bustles in fashion at the time, hoops would cross over one another to support the weight of the fabric. They were known as lobster pots because they so much resembled lobster cages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New World Versions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During WWI the crinoline took to the streets again, in full mid-calf length skirts with layered petticoats. It was considered patriotic to dress your best for men returning from war. &nbsp;The fashion continued through the 1920s and, in the 1930s, just before WW2, the hooped skirt returned. Queen Elizabeth really brought the fashion back. The bell-shaped, mid-calf crinoline was her nighttime and daytime look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26987 lazyload\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942.jpg 667w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 434px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 434\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26987\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_294509942.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the war, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Dior\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Dior<\/a> marketed the crinoline in the 1940s, although not the steel hooped version but the nylon net variety. Crinolines were massive with the Rockabilly movement of the \u201950s (Greece: the movie, we all remember those iconic polka-dot dresses). Now, in 2016, Rockabilly style can be seen on the streets again in full form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crinolines, if you ask me, are a fashion that will keep on coming back one way or another. They are a way to enhance any silhouette and make a wedding, prom, or ball gown just that extra bit more special. &nbsp;When you think &#8216;fairytale', more often than not, what you should be thinking is &#8216;crinoline'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26979 lazyload\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" class=\"wp-image-26979\" title=\"Crinoline Petticoat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_319859663.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2>If You'd Like To Support Our Site<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to help us continue to bring you a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/free-sewing-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free sewing patterns<\/a> and projects, please consider buying us a coffee.\u00a0 We'd really, really appreciate it.\r\n\r\n<center><div class=\"ko-fi-button\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee!\" data-color=\"#ff5f5f\" data-code=\"\" id=\"kofiShortcode751Html\" style=\"float: none; text-align: left;\"><\/div><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think Mary Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth, or the recently revived 1950s Rockabilly movement, think Swan Lake and the fairy tale wedding gown. &nbsp;What do they all have in common? You\u2019ve got it, serious petticoat action, brought to you by none other than the trusty, centuries-old crinoline\u2026 Let\u2019s take a closer look \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/crinoline-petticoat\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":27685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[107,4,108],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26967"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70253,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26967\/revisions\/70253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}