CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- What was it like to wear a hoop skirt from Civil War times? How did they stand all those layers? In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Charleston ...

Crinolines put the hoop in the Victorian-era skirt. For two decades, women wore crinolines - lightweight cages attached to their waists - under their clothing to create a wide, bell-shaped silhouette.

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Jonathan Anderson ranks as one of a handful of talents in fashion who could be considered a “designer’s designer” for the way he wakes up, changes and challenges the eye with his exacting silhouettes, ...