In 1914, the hobble skirt was all the rage. To eyes used to seeing women's bodies enveloped in yards of fabric, these skirts were a shocking reminder that women had ankles, legs, and derrières. While ...

Leading the way towards this silhouette, last seen in 1889, is London`s most directional designer, Katherine Hamnett. Her newest skirt has been gathered up, pulled taut at the front and the slack ...

In fashion, every action precedes a reaction. Those of a certain age will recall, for example, how the miniskirt was followed immediately by the maxi-skirt. Such whiplash progressions aren’t new at ...

Her extensive research of vintage clothing styles has led Ellie Laubner, one of Allentown’s newest authors, to the conclusion that “fashion trends have simultaneously shaped and been influenced by ...

At 1 p.m on Sept 1, 1919, York City men and women in their best pinstripe suits and hobble skirts posed for a photo at Continental Square in the heart of York City. On Sunday, exactly 100 years later, ...

SIR – I was amused to read that Rebecca Hall, the actress starring in the BBC/HBO period drama Parade’s End, attributes the origin of the “hobble” skirt to a desire for “fetishisation of the female by ...