Interested to Buy Any Domain ? << Click Here >> for more details...
Answer Posted / guest
The American Mrs. Amelia Bloomer denounced the skirt style
that needed so many petticoats, suggesting a bifurcated
garment as a solution. Six petticoats at least were needed
to hold the wide full skirts out. The petticoats used
under one skirt could weigh as much as 14 pounds, so
clothes were uncomfortably hot and heavy in summer. Mrs.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894), caused quite a stir when
she wrote an article for her feminist publication 'The
Lily'. She tried to promote the idea of women abandoning
their petticoats for a bi-furcated garment later known as
the bloomer fashion. She suggested that woman would find
trousers like those worn by Turkish women easier to wear
than their voluminous heavy skirts. The baggy bloomer
trousers she liked reached to the ankle, were frill cuffed
and worn with a simple knee length skirt and bodice. She
thought it a sensible and hygienic option to the boned
fashion bodices and long weighty skirts of the time.
The baggy trouser outfit was worn by a minority, including
the Rational Dress Reform Society. It never gained
popularity until after Mrs. Bloomer's death. Mrs. Bloomer
abandoned trousers in 1857 when she admitted she found the
cage crinoline comfortable compared to the weight of
petticoats. A year after her death in 1895 some women
accepted a form of the bloomer fashion style. The trousers
now called bloomers, were adopted as suitable cycling wear
for ladies.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 7 Yes | 3 No |
Post New Answer View All Answers
Queen Victoria gave her name to the Victorian age. When was she crowned Queen of England?
Who was Beau Brummell?
What is the date of the Georgian era?
What male garment did women adopt circa 1800 to prevent see- through when wearing muslim dresses?
What was a mameluke?
Which are the different seasons of fashion?
Which century did the height of hairstyles grow to ridiculous proportions?
What was a pannier?
Mention how the rise of middle class affects fashion.
What was a paletot?
Which are the different stages in fashion cycle?
who invented the new look in 1947
When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor of France? Which of his wives was great fashion leader and icon of the day?
What was the name of the much copied hairstyle from the series 'The Avengers' in the late 1970s?
Which magazines do you read and what is your favorite magazine?
