(1) A plain white chemise slithered over her form, draping to her ankles, with the multiple petticoats and the flexibly hooped farthingale over it.(2) In Spain, the farthingale and excessive du00e9colletage were proscribed for all but licensed prostitutes in 1639.(3) For example, the black veil and the farthingale , or guardainfante (the rigid framework of iron hoops to support large, stiff skirts), worn by the sitter were typical of but not exclusive to Spanish fashion.(4) They were struggling with a Spanish farthingale and trying to attach it to an uncooperative novice.
