knownothing·9 năm trước·discussReasonable interpretation. Nice research. I wish the author had expressed what they meant more clearly. That phrase is poorly deployed.
knownothing·9 năm trước·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.