which featured dresses designed to be worn without petticoats or corsets. "Yes, I freed the bust," he wrote, "but I shackled the legs." What hobble skirts' wearers gained in good looks ...

before more natural silhouettes and the loosening of dresses — notably seen in the next two decades — became prominent. The coveted (and restrictive) hobble skirt came into fashion in the ...

Too bad, then, that those pieces had nothing to do with other distractions, like oversize jumpers styled like men's trousers, roomy playsuits, and primary-color silk hobble dresses. It's no slight ...