Skirt lifter

An 1870 English skirt lifter

A skirt lifter, also known as a dress lifter, skirt grip, dress suspender, hem-holder, page or porte-jupe, was a device for lifting a long skirt to avoid dirt or to facilitate movement. It clamped on to the hem and was attached to the belt by a cord, ribbon, or chain.[1]

The first skirt lifters date from around 1846 and they were most popular in the 1860s-1880s.[2]

Costume designer Penny Rose chose a skirt lifter as her hypothetical donation to the imaginary museum in an August 2017 episode of BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Milford-Cottam, Daniel (2014). Edwardian Fashion. Bloomsbury. p. 22. ISBN 9780747814764.
  2. ↑ Abijaoude, Joanna. "Skirt lifter, c. 1876". FIDM Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Museum of Curiosity: Series 11, Episode 5". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

Further reading

  • Walker, Carole (2016). A History and Guide to Collecting Ladies' Antique Skirt Lifters (with an Introduction by Tim Wonnacott). Wolds Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-9564724-1-0.
  • Swift, Deborah. "Skirt lifters: the Victorian war on Filth". English Historical Fiction Authors. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  • Kotzin, Barbara (2015). The Art of the Skirt Lifter: a practical and passionate guide. lulu.com. p. 1. ISBN 9781329071858.
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