<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hoop skirts</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>basquines</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>hoops</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>underskirts</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hoop skirt</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hoop-petticoat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hoop-skirt</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Underskirts fashioned from cloth attached to a series of elongated, concentric hoops made of whalebone or cane. Typically worn under a petticoat and/or gown to create a dome-shaped, small-waisted silhouette. Popular women's fashion in the 19th century. ]]></note></mads>