This is an interesting post about how contrary to what many people believe, hoop skirts and bustles were not tools of the patriarchy. The history of women’s garments is actually quite interesting and there’s some neat innovations. Even though some of this clothing seem over the top and ridiculous today, they were not actually invented by men to restrict women. This post discuses this in more detail and also touches on corsets as well:
Have you ever worn hop skirts, bustles or corsets? What was it like for you wearing them? Let us know in the comments below!
Abby Cox just did a whole video on this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVwhg8LZnlc She gets into why people today think earlier fashions must have been imposed by men ON women instead of the, as the writer points out, coming from women and freeing them. Rock on.