Editing Crinoline (section)

===Crinolettes and 1880s revival===
The crinoline began to fall out of fashion from about 1866. A modified version, the '''crinolette''', was a transitional garment bridging the gap between the cage crinoline and the bustle. Fashionable from 1867 through to the mid-1870s, the crinolette was typically composed of half-hoops, sometimes with internal lacing or ties designed to allow adjustment of fullness and shape.<ref name=crinolettes>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170806052437/http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/crinolines-crinolettes-bustles-corsets-1860-1880/ Johnston; ''Crinolines, Crinolettes, Bustles and Corsets'']</ref> The crinolette was still worn in the early 1880s, with an 1881 article describing it as sticking out solely behind, as opposed to projecting "hideously at the side" like the crinoline.<ref>Ewing, pp. 55–56."'The crinoline projected hideously at the side, whereas the crinolette will only stick out at the back', commented ''The World'' in July 1881"</ref> It is possible that some of the smaller crinolines that survive were worn in combination with separate bustles, rather than in isolation.<ref name=koda>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rL-19_S0-PMC&pg=PA130 Koda], pp. 130–133.</ref> During the 1880s the cage crinoline was revived, with hoop petticoats designed to accommodate the extremely large bustles of the period and support the skirt hems.<ref name=koda/> One of the mid-1880s styles was called the lobster pot due to its resemblance to a [[lobster trap]].<ref name=koda/> Due to the extreme weight of the fabrics of the decade, the hoops of the crinolines were crossed over each other behind the legs in order to support and hold the skirts firmly in place.<ref name=koda/> As with the earlier cage crinolines, sprung steel, wire and cane were used.<ref name=koda/>