Bloomers are so back. But these aren’t your Victorian-era ruffle-bottom, under-petticoat pants. Playful designs combined with light, airy fabrics distinguish today’s feminine shorts from the ruched ...

Bloomers, a poufy pant with a feminist history, have found wider appeal. By Misty White Sidell Misty White Sidell reported for All Consuming, a column about things we see — and want to buy right now.

“Intemperance is the great foe to (women’s) peace and happiness,” Bloomer wrote in January 1849. “It is that above all that has made her home desolate and beggared her offspring … Surely, she has the ...

You don’t have to go very far back in history to understand how large a role undergarments play in the lives of women. When Caitlyn Jenner presented herself to the world for the first time on the July ...

The Louisville Slugger Museum is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote.The exhibit is called "Bloomer Girls: Baseball, Bikes and the Battle for Ballots."It tells the story of ...