Jordana said,
On the topic of the south and hoop skirts.... Were the hoop skirts
popular later in the south then the north? I mean, our (ok, mine
and I am a typical yankee) picture of "THE SOUTH" is alweays with
ladies in hoops, but I would assume that the north had just as many
ladies wearing hoops at the same time.....
Perhaps we have Scarlett O'Hara to thank for the hoopskirts,
especially the barer evening dress worn at the picnic. :-)
The American Civil War marked a great change for the south, and
therefore an era greatly identified with the region.
When I think of the real daytime wear, the buttoned up hooped
gowns in the sepia toned portraits, I think of Gettysburg, PA.
That's probably because it's near me and I've done reenactments
there, so it's strictly personal.
But the fluffy pastel colored ballgowns - that's the south.
-Carol
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