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hoop skirt

noun

  1. a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes.
  2. the framework for such a skirt.


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Origin of hoop skirt1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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I love the vintage-y drama of the enormous hoop skirt, the unexpected casualness of the buttoned top, the beautiful shape of it all — not to mention the added bonus of some aggressively enforced personal space.

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Her Marie Antoinette-style dress is elegant and intricate, with detailed lace along the edges, an angular corset and different white, pink and gold layers filling out the hoop skirt.

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“I’m wearing a hoop skirt, so I can’t do that much. Sitting down was a nightmare.â€

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Janelle Monáe in a see-through hoop skirt, Sean “Diddy†Combs in an elaborate black cloak that marked the return of his Sean John line.

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When Cardi B walked the carpet in her second outfit of the night — a hoop skirt covered in puffy black flowers, which followed her first appearance in a pink corset number with a stand-up tulle collar — that meant we were down to waiting for one more guest.

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