FASHION FIRST
1853 BLOOMER GIVES A SPEECH IN TROUSERS
Rejecting the tight-fitting corsets of the day, women’s rights advocate Amelia Bloomer began wearing loose blouses, knee-length skirts and baggy trousers. Though she didn’t create the style, they came to be known as ‘bloomers’ by association.
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