bloomers 的词源

“宽松裤子，通常在膝下扣合，”这个词最早出现在1851年，以美国女权主义改革者阿米莉亚·詹克斯·Bloomer（1818-1894）的名字命名。她提倡这种裤子，旨在让女性的穿着更加实用。最初的布鲁默服装是一条短裙，配上扣在脚踝处的宽松裤子，以及一顶宽边低顶帽。

The failure of the Bloomer dress seems to have arisen from the mixed character it assumed, and the unpleasant confusion of ideas it occasioned. It partook of the man's the woman's and the child's. A bold assumption of a full male dress, as by Madame Dudevant and Miss Weber, and such as is worn at pleasure by ladies, traveling or on excursions, anywhere on the continent of Europe, would have had a much better chance of tolerance and success. ["The Illustrated Manners Book, A Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishment," New York, 1855]

布鲁默服装未能流行，似乎是因为它混合了男性、女性和儿童的特点，导致了概念上的混乱。它既像男人的，又像女人的，还像孩子的。如果像杜德万夫人和韦伯小姐那样，大胆地全套穿着男性服装，或者在欧洲大陆上，女士们在旅行或郊游时随意穿着男性服装，可能会更容易被接受和成功。[《插图礼仪书，良好行为与礼仪修养手册》，纽约，1855年]

这个姓氏的记录可以追溯到公元1200年，通常被认为意为“铁匠”，源自古英语的bloma（参见bloom (n.2)）。