In 1850s America, womens rights activists such as Amelia Jenks Bloomer and Elizabeth Cady Stanton horrified polite society with their controversial pairing of what at that time were two distinctively gendered garments, said Cassidy Zachary, a fashion historian and co-creator of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. The dress reform movement, aka the rational dress movement, took off in the United States and parts of Europe during the Victorian era when women wore heavy dresses and restrictive corsets, which led to overheating, difficulty breathing, tripping down the stairs, crushed organs and other medical issues
I ordered a regular size in case I had to return it, but it fit perfectly other than the wrist buttons being a bit tight
"I like to call this a 'nice hug and release' because the fit-and-flare is all about highlighting shape and then some." The style hugs your bust, waist and hips, then flares out ever-so-slightly for a pretty and romantic look
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Shop the look: Whistles Navy Cashmere V Neck Knit I love the subtle V-neck detail
For this weekends adventure in India, I dug into my archives and unearthed one of my favorite pieces, which I last wore to the Met Gala in 1999, Hurley captioned one of the posts