knownothing·hace 9 años·discussReasonable interpretation. Nice research. I wish the author had expressed what they meant more clearly. That phrase is poorly deployed.
knownothing·hace 9 años·discussI'd guess that "wore" should be printed as "were". And further that it's intended to be a figurative use of the word meant to convey that he disliked people who were stiff or formal, like a crinoline. Disliking women has nothing to do with it.