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A 1950s poodle skirt. A poodle skirt is a wide swing felt skirt of a solid color displaying a design appliquéd or transferred to the fabric. [1] The design was often a coiffed poodle. Later substitutes for the poodle patch included flamingoes, flowers, and hot rod cars. [2] Hemlines were to the knee or just below it.
The skirts at the boutique in Beverly Hills were quite popular and sold out; in early 1948, Charlot designed a similar skirt with poodles, which was more successful than the previous skirts based on dachshunds. [2] The president of Bullocks Wilshire ordered the poodle skirts, which were then displayed in windows along Wilshire Boulevard. [2]
A succession of style trends led by Christian Dior and Cristóbal Balenciaga defined the changing silhouette of women's clothes through the 1950s. Television joined fashion magazines and movies in disseminating clothing styles. [3] [4] The new silhouette had narrow shoulders, a cinched waist, bust emphasis, and longer skirts, often with wider ...
The fabulous ladies behind Beckerman Bite Plate recently attended the Hermes Swinging Silk Party in Toronto. Not only are the photos gorgeous, but the party-goers outfits' are awesome inspiration ...
Poodle skirt: A poodle skirt is a circle or near-circle skirt with an appliqued poodle or other decoration (1950s) Puffball skirt: Also called "puff" or "pouf". A bouffant skirt caught in at the hem to create a puffed silhouette. Popular in the mid-late 1980s when it was inspired by Westwood's "mini-crini". [26] Rah-rah skirt/Cheerleader skirt
Hervé Pierre custom-designed Melania's off-the-shoulder dress for the inaugural ball. The cream dress had an A-line silhouette, a thigh-high slit on one side, and three-dimensional fabric that ...
A crinoline / ˈ k r ɪ n. əl. ɪ n / is a stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt, popular at various times since the mid-19th century. Originally, crinoline described a stiff fabric made of horsehair ("crin") and cotton or linen which was used to make underskirts and as a dress lining.
French farthingales, c. 1580 Silhouette of the 1590s: Elizabeth I, the Ditchley portrait Look up farthingale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A farthingale is one of several structures used under Western European women's clothing - especially in the 16th and 17th centuries - to support the skirts in the desired shape and to enlarge the lower ...