Pannier / Side Hoops - Definition of undergarments for the Apparel Industry presented by Apparel Search
Panniers
or
side
hoops
are
women's
undergarments
worn
in the
eighteenth
century
to extend
the
width
of the
skirts
at the
side
while
leaving
the
front
and
back
flat.
At their most extreme, in the French court of Marie Antoinette, panniers could extend the skirt several feet at each side.
The name comes from panniers, a French term for wicker baskets slung on either side of a pack animal.
See also Hoop skirt.
External links
Eighteenth-Century Silhouette and Support at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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