Vintage bloomers, slips and camisoles

Bloomers got their name from Amelia Bloomer.
She wanted to promote clothing that whist
sticking to the views and fashions of the
period also allowed women more choice
and variety in the underwear that was available.
Bloomers and loose cotton camisoles became a
practical solution for womens underwear to
provide practicality and flexibility.
 
We sell authentic long and short bloomers
as well as open crotch bloomers and
cotton vintage style camisoles.
Vintage bloomers are as popular as ever
especially with the series deadwood

FRENCH KNICKERS
Lace Trim
£19.00
Available in 4 Colours
 
Black / Black lace
White / White Lace
Red / Black Lace
Pink / White Lace

Frou Frou Briefs
Frou Frou Lace Back detail
£29.00
Available in 4 Colours
 
Black / Black lace
White / White Lace
Red / Black Lace
Pink / White Lace

WHAT ARE FRENCH KNICKERS
 
French Knickers are a type of lingerie.
The term is predominantly used in the UK
to describe a type of underwear worn from
the hip. They cover the hip, part of the
upper thigh and part of the buttocks.
They are regarded as more comfortable
and sexier than thongs by some.
 
In the mid to late 1970s French Knickers,
designed by Janet Reger and others,
brought erotic and exotic style to lingerie.
Of course major manufacturers through
the 1980s to present day latched on to
the trends. Now luxury lace and silk
French Knickers are available in high
street stores.

WHAT IS FROU FROU
The word frou-frou is first recorded in
English in the early 1870s. Its original
sense was 'a rustling, as of silk on a
woman's dress'. An example that the
Oxford English Dictionary cites from
1871: "With a frou-frou of soft silk
she arose." This sense also appears
as a verb--"frou-frouing skirts," for example.
 
The current sense, 'elaborate or frilly
decoration, as on women's clothing',
is also found for the first time in the 1870s.
 
The word frou-frou is a borrowing from
French, in which it is first found in the
1730s. It is ultimately of imitative origin
the word is supposed to sound like the
rustling of silk.