This petticoat is essentially a long skirt worn beneath a saree so that one can drape and tuck the saree in it. Petticoats are made of extremely light materials, usually cotton and satin. This type of undergarment is worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries. The petticoat developed as a piece of women’s apparel—a skirt worn under an over gown—at the end of the middle ages. By the beginning of the 16th century, the overgrown had an inverted v opening, and the petticoat, now visible, was brocaded or embroidered.