Fashion Statement: The Bloomer and its Impact on the Women's

While doing research for my series on the suffragist movement in the United States, I came across a very interesting trend that was briefly popular during the mid-19th century. Elizabeth Smith Miller debuted the "Bloomer" costume in 1851 . Miller was working in her garden and became irritated when her long and heavy skirts got…

Bloomers women hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

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Creating an 1850's Bloomer Gown / Aimee's Victorian Armoire

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Amelia Jenks Bloomer

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