A rich cotton skirt, gypsy style

Skirts worn by English Renaissance women were very full, and were supported by an under garment known as a farthingale; which consisted of a frame of hoops made from wood, whalebone, or even iron covered with a petticoat of fine linen. The farthingale was lifted up and supported around the waist by a coarse linen band referred to as the bum-roll. After about 1530, another under garment, the crinoline, appeared in Renaissance England. Originally developed in Spain, Queen Claude of France, who at one time had been served by the very young Anne Boleyn as lady-in-waiting, was responsible for introducing the crinoline to English ladies of the court. The hoops of the English crinoline became so large that edicts were passed to ban the wearing of them. Most ladies, however, ignored these bans and continued to wear crinolines, even though they were uncomfortable and inconvenient.

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Sku: RA-33-1

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