Monday, May 31, 2010

What is a crinoline?

You probably overheard or read about this but are not really sure what crinoline is. If you have seen a bird cage then you would probably be able to visualize what a crinoline is. Unfortunately, crinoline is not used for animals and is not hanged from a ceiling nail but a clothing accessory.

That is correct. A crinoline is a woman apparel accessory that has been in the in 17th century. If you knew about the sisters of Cinderella and their dresses during the ball called upon by the Prince then that is exactly what a crinoline is.

Here's Wikepedia's definition of crinoline:

"Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830, but by 1850 the word had come to mean a stiffened petticoat or rigid skirt-shaped structure of steel designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress into the required shape. In form and function it is very similar to the earlier farthingale."

Now, with that, can you imagine using that kind of workwear apparel for your job these days?

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