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Monica
Upstart Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 4	Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:20 pm    Post subject:   Whenever I see dresses like these I can't help but wonder how long and how many people it took to get into the darn thing. Kind of makes all of those love scenes we read about at Court unlikely.
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Cath
Poor Relation Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 90 Location: Southern California	Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Managing Hoops   KalenHughes wrote: Hoops are a hoot, but they don’t prevent you from sitting down, climbing into your carriage, or walking through a doorway. Why? Cause they’re collapsible. If you sit in a narrow chair they fold up accordion-style next to your body (though this wouldn’t be necessary when the hoops are in your armpits already, as these are). Same deal if you need to pass through a narrow doorway or into a carriage. You just fold ‘em up. Most of the chairs these ladies might have sat in were armless, so there was no problem at all. The biggest problem with these late-Georgian court gowns was the train (and having to walk backwards with them, while appearing graceful; can you imagine?). You can see how the hoops worked in one of the archives on my website (it’s a pdf so you have to wait for it to open). The first image is a set of large cane hoops from Germany, and you can see how they collapse: http://kalenhughes.com/db4/00326/kalenhughes.com/_download/HoopedPetticoats.pdf I always wondered how they worked. Those pictures really help. Still, I am very glad I live in a jeans and tee shirt era!
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myrtleme
Upstart Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 3 Location: mo.	Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:12 am    Post subject:   uncomfortable, and strange looking to us...............but what a glorious,beautiful,elegant age----my favorite time period, jackie
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firebird
Upstart Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 23	Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:59 am    Post subject:   Maybe they made the hoops so wide so men can't get too close? LOL I agree they don't go well with the high waist. ________ Edsel ford Last edited by firebird on Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:26 pm; edited 1 time in total
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KimW
Upstart Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 12	Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:38 pm    Post subject:   Wow...I hope that style never comes back. haha!
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Michele Gardner
Baroness of the Manor Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 861 Location: Pittsburgh	Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject:   Those dresses are pretty neat my favourites are figure 5 and 9. Michele
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