petticoats is a underlayer of clothing hanging from the waist women applied befor they layer their main outfit on top, be a skirt or dress. the petticoat was best to give its desired shape to the womens figure.
at the time of the great depression preceding world war II had a really big affect on the people and a lot of cities around the world be a rich or poor. narrow skirts were back and the petticoats were unpopulare again.
petticoats were back to life again when Christian dior flashed the "newlook" this was like a new biggening for fashion and had a big change in peoples lives including men ladies hildern.. stiffened petticoats were extreamly popular in the 1950s especially for the teenage girls.