From lisby1's photostream on flickr.
This portrait is a caricature of her dress to some extent with exaggerated perspective, but it does show how a conical farthingale could look.
Keywords: Queen Elizabeth Tudor, Tudor family, English, Queen, curly coiffure, crown, hair jewelry, veil, high enclosing neckline, neckline ruff, long puffed sleeves, back-flared cuffs, girdle, deep vee neckline, farthingale, over-skirt, jeweled bodice, jeweled skirt, jeweled pendant chain, jeweled pendant, regalia