| A plain white chemise slithered over her form, draping to her ankles, with the multiple petticoats and the flexibly hooped farthingale over it. |
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| For example, the black veil and the farthingale, or guardainfante, worn by the sitter were typical of but not exclusive to Spanish fashion. |
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| They were struggling with a Spanish farthingale and trying to attach it to an uncooperative novice. |
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| With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from wide range at the exhibition. |
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| The royal ladies appear as doll-like figures with their enormous coiffures and farthingale hoops. |
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| Materials were lighter than in the time of the farthingale, and the skirt was more mobile. |
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| With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from a wide range at the exhibition. |
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| Chairs without arms, called farthingale chairs, were introduced in the early 17th century to accommodate the wide skirts, called farthingales, that were popular at the time. |
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| Farthingale, underskirt expanded by a series of circular hoops that increase in diameter from the waist down to the hem and are sewn into the underskirt to make it rigid. |
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