The Atlantic

If Crinoline Came Back

I HAVE a scrapbook, begun in 1881, to which a page of the current fashions has been added once a year ever since. A rummaging in the garret brought to light old numbers of the Englishwoman and Godey’s ...
Fast Company

Masks, bells, crinolines: How fashion enabled social distancing through the ages

As the world grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, “social distancing” has become a buzzword of these strange times. Instead of stockpiling food or rushing to the hospital, authorities are saying ...
The New York Times

SPRING AND SUMMER FASHIONS.; The Revelations of Opening-Day Walking Dress and Bridal Bonnets Summer Dressses and Crinoline Laces and Lingerie, &c.

CORED DRESSES AND CRINOLINE. The principal event in the world of dress is the success of the gored style after its long struggle to obtain popularity, and the influence which it has had in reducing ...