Amelia Bloomer

Japanese: アメリア・ブルーマー - あめりあぶるーまー
Amelia Bloomer

…In the 19th century, as women's social advancement became more prominent, some women began wearing trousers while riding horses, and George Sand was known for cross-dressing as a man to work at an equal position to men. In the latter half of the century, American women such as Amelia Bloomer led the rationalization of women's clothing, promoting the wearing of pantalettes, or the so-called bloomer style, which are pants with tapered hems, and thus pioneered the wearing of trousers by women. In the 20th century, the custom of pleating and hemming men's trousers, which began in England, spread throughout the world, and wide hems became a factor in the fashion of men's clothing. …

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Japanese:

…19世紀に,女性の社会的進出が顕著になると,乗馬にズボンを着用する女性も現れ,ジョルジュ・サンドは,男子と同等の仕事をするために男装をしたことで知られた。後半には,アメリカのアメリア・ブルーマーらが,女性の服装の合理化を主導し,裾を絞ったズボンであるパンタレッツ,いわゆるブルーマー・スタイルの着用を推進するなど,女性のズボン着用の先駆をなした。 20世紀になると,イギリスで始まった男子のズボンに折り目や裾の折り返しをつける風習が世界各国に広まり,裾の幅の広さが男子服の流行の一要素となった。…

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