Petticoat

A petticoat ( French "petit " = small and English 'coat' = cape, cloak ) is a baggy -wide underskirt of stiffened perlon and nylon fabrics with ruffles and lace adornment levels of under long, wide and in the 1950s waist -hugging skirts were worn to the shape of support. It usually consists of a saddle (the top, located at waist narrower stage) and the actual, including starting wide failing Petticoat part with three or four stages. The material processing of usually several layers of tulle supports the broad interpretation of this garment.

History

Already in the 16th century, petticoats were widely used as formative support of full skirts. After 1840 the crinoline came on, which also had the function to emphasize the width of the skirts. 1947 was designed by the French fashion designer Christian Dior Ligne Corolle ( " calyx line ", also called "New Look "), which strongly influenced the fashion of the 50s and early 60s. In this decade, soft sloping shoulders, round hips and very small waists particular the image of women's fashion. The worn on official occasions waisted costume was worn according to the season with either a narrow or a wide skirt supported by a petticoat.

Starting in 1954, the petticoat by the advent of rock and roll dance was again popular for its movements this fashion appeared suitable. Its importance culminated in the face of otherwise very prudish clothing conventions in the 1958 emerging dispute over whether Petticoats are likely to be longer than the Outerwear and thus publicly visible. He remained popular even during the Rock 'n ' Roll detaching Twist - phase and disappeared after 1966 with advent of the miniskirt fashion.

Presence

Short Petticoats are worn today by Tanzmariechen under the guard skirts. Longer versions of petticoats, often with very many layers of fabric are rockabilly and western scene and are part of the traditional dance clothes square dance. The longest variant of the petticoat has been preserved as part of bridal wear. In -Japanese Lolita fashion that slowly spreads to other countries, usually worn under the bell-shaped skirts a little below knee-length petticoat.

Under a petticoat are usually decorated frilly lace panties made ​​of cotton or synthetic fibers, the so-called " pettipants " worn.