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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, in current British English, a petticoat is "a light loose undergarment ... hanging from the shoulders or waist". In modern American usage, "petticoat" refers only to a garment hanging from the waist. They are most often made of cotton, silk or tulle.
From its origins in the Middle Ages to its influence in modern trends, this undergarment has played a significant role in shaping the silhouette and style of women's clothing. In this article, we will explore the history, types, cultural significance, and future of the petticoat.
Petticoats were full skirts that women wore beneath another skirt beginning in the fifteenth century. There were several reasons for wearing petticoats. One reason was practical: Petticoats added body to the skirt and kept the women who wore them warm.
- Victorian Petticoats
- Victorian Chemise
- Victorian Drawers / Bloomers
- Victorian Lingerie Order
Petticoats usually show the same shaping as the dresses they supported. At the beginning of the period, some petticoats were still full-length, with a sleeveless bodice. They fastened at the back and were shaped with a pointed waistline like the dresses, with the skirt set on to the bodice in gathers or close pleating. Waist-length petticoats were,...
Chemises were worn throughout the period. Those of the 1840s and 1850s were usually plain and voluminous and made with a square, falling flap in front, which folded down over the top of the corset. The short sleeves had a square gusset under the arm and were gathered into a band; usually, there were gores at the sides. After 1860, the falling flap ...
Drawers, or bloomers, were only just becoming generally worn in the 1840s. They were made with two tubular legs, the inside seams open in the upper half and the two legs linked only by the band at the waist. The legs ended well below the knees in the middle years of the century but shortened to the knees during the 1870s. The open-legged shape cont...
The first layer of clothing were bloomers, pantaloons, or drawers that acted as underwear. Split drawers made them functional when using the facilities. Then came a chemise for the top half. They looked like a loose cotton tank top or summer nightgown. Next was the corset or the bust supporter before the brassiere was invented, and an optional cors...
The petticoat is derived from the jupe or underskirt of the eighteenth century. As the skirts of women's robes were open at the front, the jupe had to be as highly decorative as the robe, and was often constructed of the same rich material.
Petticoats were generally in two forms until the end of the nineteenth century: a petticoat with a bodice attached or a separate waisted garment which was corded, that is, it had tucks with cords threaded through and drawn in to the waist to provide initial support for the crinoline skirt.
Mar 27, 2022 · According to Merriam Webster, the term was derived from the Middle English word petycote, which is a combination of pety =small + cote =coat. Petticoats were in widespread use by the time the term came into regular use and would be a standard part of a women’s daily wardrobe until the 20th century.
