Did you know that one of the strangest royal fashion trends in history survived at the English court long after the rest of Europe had moved on?

During the Regency era, fashionable women across Europe embraced elegant flowing gowns inspired by ancient Greece. But at the English royal court, Queen Charlotte insisted on preserving an older tradition: enormous side hoops called panniers that created some of the widest silhouettes in fashion history.

The result? A strange combination of modern Regency style and outdated court fashion that many people considered ridiculous.

In this episode of History, But Strange, we explore the bizarre court dress rules of Queen Charlotte, why women hated wearing these enormous gowns, and how George IV finally brought the fashion trend to an end.

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