The first patent for a steel tape measure was granted in Britain ... create the almost absurdly large bell silhouettes found in hoop skirts called crinolines. “A really fluffed-out, layered ...

Hoop skirts — which were typically made with a frame of steel, whalebone or basket willow — were originally designed in the 1700s to show off your status: The more fabric you could afford ...

A really fluffed-out, layered hoop skirt could use 180 feet of the wire ... Chesterman decided to put graduated marks on very long steel tapes, so he could market them to surveyors as a ...

Pharrell Williams and Kris Van Assche were among those crowded on crescent-shaped benches at Loewe on Friday morning to watch Anderson thrust hoop skirts, floral prints and concert T-shirts into ...

(Courtesy of Raeford Brown) correction An earlier version of this op-ed incorrectly stated that University of Georgia administrators declared a ban on hoop skirts in the spring. The decision to ...

Miu Miu leaned into sporty prep with track jackets and pleated skirts, while Loewe paired a leather blazer with a structured hoop skirt. It’s a study in contrasts that just works, ideal for ...