hobble

Japanese: hobble
hobble

... In the early 20th century, skirts that covered the ankles and had slightly trailing hems were in fashion, but in the 1910s, haute couture designer P. Poiret introduced the hobble skirt, which had an extremely narrow ankle. "Hobble" means to walk unsteadily, and compared to previous fashions, this was a groundbreaking move in that it paid great attention to skirt length. After that, designers began to pay more attention to skirt length and hem shape, and skirts with unbalanced hemlines between the front and back began to appear. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hobble" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 20世紀初頭には,足首を隠し,やや裾をひくスカートが流行していたが,1910年代には,足首を極端に細くしたホブル・スカートが,オート・クチュールのデザイナー,P.ポアレによって発表された。ホブルhobbleとはたどたどしく歩くという意味であるが,それまでのファッションと比べ,スカート丈に大きな関心を寄せたのは画期的なことであった。その後,スカート丈や裾の形にデザインの目が向けられるようになり,裾の線も前後がアンバランスなスカートがあらわれる。…

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