"Hoop-skirts are uncomfortable, ungainly and in a high wind, totally unpredictable!" asserts Evelina Applegate"the feminist heroine of "Bloomer Girl". Instead, she prefers the more liberating garment comprised of loose-fitting trousers gathered at the ankle; yet for a woman in the days leading up to the civil war, to even think of wearing such clothing was apt […]
SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 03:27PM on September 12, 2013