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Move over boxers, it’s the season of the bloomer


From bloomer-adjacent designs to full-on flounce, you’ll find ​this subversive undergarment everywhere this spring

Social media is peppered with gen Z and millennials styling Victorian bloomers, found on vintage sites or on the high street with band T-shirts, crop tops and cardigans. While other historical garments, including corsets and even chainmail, have re-emerged as modern trends, Sharp says bloomers are the first to have “an element of comfortability.” Her £65 versions are based on original Victorian designs but adapted for today. They have “the potential to be layered in different ways, peeking from underneath a skirt as they may have been worn in the 19 th century, or as a statement piece on their own.” One thing to consider before donning the bloomer?

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