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==21st century== [[File:Western Square Dance Group (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Square dancer, 2006]] Crinolines continue to be worn well into the 21st century, typically as part of formal outfits such as [[evening gown]]s, prom dresses, [[quinceañera]] dresses, and [[wedding dress]]es.<ref name=kara>{{cite news|last1=Pendleton|first1=Kara|title=Following Up on Oklahoma Frat Scandal, the University of Georgia Bans These 'Racist' Clothing Items|url=http://www.ijreview.com/2015/03/274803-draft-hoop-skirts-ban/|access-date=30 June 2015|work=Independent Journal Review|date=3 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701022347/http://www.ijreview.com/2015/03/274803-draft-hoop-skirts-ban/|archive-date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1950s and 1960s style net crinolines are a traditional element of costumes for [[square dance|square dancing]] and [[clogging]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jamison|first1=Phil|title=Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance Music in American Life|date=2015|publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0252097324 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAXxCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA154}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=George-Warren|first1=Holly|last2=Freedman|first2=Michelle|title=How the West was worn|url=https://archive.org/details/howwestwasworn0000geor|url-access=registration|date=2001|publisher=Abrams|location=New York|isbn=9780810906150|page=[https://archive.org/details/howwestwasworn0000geor/page/153 153]}}</ref> They are also popular garments for attending 1950s and 1960s influenced [[rockabilly]] events such as Viva Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodman|first1=Xania|title=Viva Las '50s: 13th rockabilly weekend takes Vegas nightlife back in time|url=http://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2010/apr/07/viva-las-50s-13th-annual-rockabilly-weekend-takes-/#/0|access-date=30 June 2015|work=Las Vegas Weekly|date=7 April 2010}}</ref> The [[steampunk]] movement has also appropriated cage crinolines along with other elements of 19th century fashion such as corsets and the [[top hat]] for its costuming.<ref name=williams>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RchiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA178 Williams, Laing & Frost], p. 178</ref><ref name=aos>Gleason & Jeter,[https://books.google.com/books?id=WWVBAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA45 p. 45]; [https://books.google.com/books?id=WWVBAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA20 p. 20]</ref> [[File:The bride - New Orleans crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Wedding dress, 2005]] In some contexts, the traditional hooped crinoline may be seen as controversial, as in early 2015 when the [[University of Georgia]] reportedly requested hoop skirts not be worn to certain fraternity events due to their perceived association with Southern Belles and the slave-owning, upper socioeconomic classes of the American Deep South.<ref name=kara/><ref name=shearer>{{cite news|last1=Shearer|first1=Lee|title=Hoop skirts banned at UGA following Oklahoma frat video |url=http://onlineathens.com/uga/2015-03-17/hoop-skirts-banned-uga-following-oklahoma-frat-video|access-date=3 July 2015 |work=Athens Banner-Herald|date=18 March 2015}}</ref> The reason for the proposed ban was linked to the [[2015 University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident|SAE racism incident]] earlier that year, with several articles noting it was a well-intentioned attempt to avoid the University of Georgia fraternities facing charges of racial insensitivity.<ref name="oedel"/><ref name=shearer/> It was noted that hoop skirts and crinolines had been worn by both black and white women of all classes and social standings during the historical period in question, and that despite popular associations, they were not exclusive to the image of the Southern Belle.<ref name=oedel/> {{clear}}
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