You don't be seeing hoop skirts at Greek events at the University of Georgia anymore. The UGA Student Affairs met with fraternities and sororities this week, the Athens Banner-Herald reported, to ...

The hoop skirt was a fashionable item in the mid-19th century. It was an undergarment that lifted skirts and dresses off the wearer’s legs, keeping her cooler in warm weather. Hoop skirts have a deep ...

When it came to dressing for the occasion, whether Union or Confederate, the soldiers of the Civil War had it tough. They marched into battle with heavy wool uniforms and unforgiving boots. The women ...

Hoop skirts will go the way of Confederate uniforms as special-event attire for Greek organizations at the University of Georgia - into the past. The hoop skirt ban came after UGA Student Affairs ...

So why were sorority and fraternity leaders at the University of Georgia right this week to ban them as party attire? It's complicated, but people my age from down South understand it perfectly. Like ...

On the runways in New York and London, designers experimented with hoop skirts and peplums rather than tough, sexy armor Simone Rocha needs some personal space. At least, her clothes do. When the ...

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