The crinoline reached its maximum dimensions in 1860 and then started to shrink to less ludicrous proportions. In the 1890s women’s underwear started to become less bulky and restrictive ...

Nowadays, we tend to associate women’s clothing from that period with mourning. Some ladies even wore black to their own weddings. But black crinoline dresses often had another, practical function – ...

“A woman could flirt with her fan,” says Literary ... Back in the era of corsets and crinoline, ladies were heavily covered everywhere but their ears. They didn’t have to as a well-bred ...

which sought to free women from the constriction of a Victorian silhouette, with its attendant corsetry and crinolines. In 1851, American women’s rights campaigner Amelia Bloomer introduced her ...

Discover the biggest trends from designer runways at the 40th London Fashion Week, from draping to trench coats.

She was the woman stalked by Emily Blunt in The Girl ... she starred opposite Peter Dinklage), she made headlines in a cage crinoline dress that she and designer Elena Dawson had custom-made.

This was welcome news for a woman raising a child alone ... polyester pants and the girls wore skirts with the crinoline underneath. You must have the crinoline," said Cooksie Magnolia, who ...

Novelist Francisca Solar’s latest work is based on the ignored 1864 tragedy. ‘The New York Times’ headline at the time spoke ...

The dismal state of the fashion world – and the closure of a number of British brands – has convinced designers behind this ...

With shows from Di Petsa, Chopova Lowena, Puppets and Puppets, Yuhan Wang, Chet Lo, S.S.Daley and Harris Reed.