The voluminous skirts were supported by hoops, petticoats, and or crinolines. Small girls wore cotton drawers, cotton chemise, petticoats and stockings. Women wore a chemise underneath their gowns or robes, sometimes with petticoats over the chemise. Extra layers of flounces and petticoats, also further emphasised the fullness of these wide skirts. Having to wear corsets and petticoats further limited women's mobility. Full skirts were achieved mainly through layers of petticoats. Tulle may also be used in underskirts or petticoats to create a stiff belled shape. The practice of wearing petticoats as undergarments was well established in England by 1585. Bloomers were also touted as a replacement for petticoats when working and by fashion reformers. Heavy dresses with hoops and petticoats may have hindered swimming and treading water. Lolitas can also wear Victorian style drawers under their petticoats. Fashionable ladies began to wear copper pans over their petticoats. After World War I, silk petticoats were in fashion. During the 1760s in France, hoop petticoats were reduced in size. He is currently playing the role of Bobby in Dreamboats and Petticoats.