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I've been thinking about panniers lately. Pocket hoops. Hip padding.
For an upper class impression, it looks like a little side hoop action was still en vogue for the 1770s, so I plan to experiment with travel-able (read: small, pack down easily) options.
In the meantime, here are some examples I found:
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| Articulated side hoops, from Te Met |
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| Also articulated, and very similar to those above. These are from 1750, Musee des Arts Decoratifs. Too early and too wide for my ideas, but very interesting. |
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| From Costumes.org - a drawing showing the articulated hoop designs shown above. |
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| Something like this is more like it. This is a reproduction made by the Costume Design Center at Colonial Williamsburg. |
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| These are from 1760, so still a little early, but quite a small hoop. Found this image through OrnamentedBeing on Tumblr |
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| This example from KCI dates 1775 and is quite small - seems doable. |
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| From the V&A , a wide-ish hoop, but not deep. |
I did not include pocket hoops (side "baskets") in this post, although they are also collapsible and may be the best and easiest way to achieve the shape I would like. There is also this example of straight up padding:
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| From MFA - hip pads, 18th c. |
These seem pretty straight forward, but not very pocket-friendly...or suitcase friendly for that matter, as all that stuffing will take up space.
Experimental side-hoopery is to come throughout the year. I think making several types and seeing which works best for my needs will be a good exercise, so more on this later. :-)
