I don't know why, but bloomers have always set my pulse a-racing. You would think then that I would welcome the current fashion for wearing them as outerwear - not a bit of it: I want them to remain secret and special, not everyday and mundane - besides. I'm not sure my blood pressure would benefit from the sight of scores of lovely young women striding through the streets in bloomers.
On the bright side, the fashion pages are full of beautiful women sporting beautiful bloomers at the moment. Take this breath-taking pair for instance, time was, if I wanted to get my partner a pair like these, I'd have to order them handmade specially from an Etsy seller in Lithuania or Canada for a small fortune - now everybody seems to be selling them.













