Do you know what a
petticoat is? A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt or a dress. The petticoat is a separate garment
hanging from the waist (unlike the chemise).
In historical contexts (sixteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries), petticoat refers
to any separate skirt worn with a gown, bedgown, bodice or jacket; these petticoats are not, strictly speaking, underwear as
they were made to be seen. In both historical and modern contexts, petticoat refers
to skirt-like undergarments worn for warmth or to give the skirt or dress the
desired fashionable shape. In this context a petticoat may be called a waist
slipor underskirt (UK )
or half slip (US UK
The practice of wearing petticoats as undergarments was well established
by 1585. Petticoats were worn throughout history by women who wanted to have
the currently fashionable shape created by their clothing. The petticoat(s), if
sufficiently full or stiff, would hold the overskirt out in a pleasingly domed
shape and give the impression of a smaller waist than the wearer actually had.
It would also complement the desired large bust.
Petticoat is the
standard name in English for any underskirt worn as part of non-Western
clothing, most significantly, the lehenga with the sari.
Now petticoats are often used for wedding dresses. Because wedding dresses need
it to make the desired shape sometimes. Therefore, a wedding dress petticoat is
very important. On dressv.com there are many different types of petticoats to
choose. Come and have a look.
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