Hey, this is Annie and you're listening to Stuff I'm Never Told You.

And today I am joined by not one but two.

Yes, co-host, Cassidy Zachary in April, Calam.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you for having us.

Yeah, thank you.

Happy to be here.

You host the podcast Dressed, The History of Fashion, which is all about the history and

stories behind the clothes that we wear.

And listeners, if you haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it.

But this makes them the perfect folks to talk about our topic today.

Blumorism.

And, of note, it's Halloween the day we record this.

So it's appropriate for me because one of the first costumes I ever wore involved bloomers.

And...

I would like to say I had to do with bloomerism and that I was a feminist from a very young

age, but that would be a lie.

I think it was many mouse-related costumes.

Wow, we've come full circle.

Yeah, so let's dive right in.

What is bloomerism?

Cass, I'll go ahead and start if I may.

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