War crinoline
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.2.4.8.CW.UN.C1915.FR
Description
"War crinoline" under skirt in ivory silk and silk chiffon with embroidery.
During World War I the "war crinoline" became fashionable from 1915–1917. This style featured wide, full mid-calf length skirts, and was described as practical (for enabling freedom of walking and movement) and patriotic, as the sight of attractively dressed women was expected to cheer up soldiers on leave
Materials
Silk
Chiffon
Origin
circa 1915
France