petticoat
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There is also a costume inspired by crinoline, the stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt or tutu, but whimsically reimagined using neoprene.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Ms. Tolokonnikova wore a corset top from Adidas, a skirt from Depop with a petticoat over it, a faux leather jacket and velvet, high-platform Doc Martens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Approaching the stage with a glittering entourage, Queen Elvis wears a billowing pink skirt fitted tight over a white petticoat, a sequined wrap, and a cabbage-sized blue bow slung from her waist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
She has the hair of Aurora or Belle with the eye makeup of a Bratz and the bowed petticoat frock of a lost American Girl Doll.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2023
She had dressed me in my favorite gown of yellow damask over a petticoat embroidered in her own hand, her final gift of kindness to me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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French designer Paul Poiret looked to this history in the early 20th century when he began designing chic, architecturally inspired gowns that required no corsets or petticoats.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
Nova Twins, up for best group, wore stunning dresses framed by hoop petticoats and adorned with safety pins and tartan, adding a splash of colour to the red carpet.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
Back then, visitors — some in long skirts and petticoats — liked to scramble around on the island’s nubbly boulders, Bench told me.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
The heat was a misery for all of us in Fentress, but it was the women who suffered the most in their corsets and petticoats.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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