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Spanish royal court required women to wear huge hoop skirts

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Personal space wasn't an option; it was structurally enforced. The Spanish farthingale was an enormous, rigid skirt frame made of willow and whalebone that completely immobilized the wearer. It was designed to make women look impossibly imposing while ensuring they could barely fit through a standard doorway without a massive struggle.

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