<Li> <P> The Japanese bloomers for PE in schools: early style on right, newer style on left </P> </Li> <P> The Japanese bloomers for PE in schools: early style on right, newer style on left </P> <P> Women's baggy underpants fastened to just below or above the knee are also known as "bloomers" (or as "knickers" or "directoire knickers"). They were most popular from the 1910s to the 1930s but continued to be worn by older women for several decades thereafter . Often the term "bloomers" has been used interchangeably with the pantalettes worn by women and girls in the mid 19th century and the open leg knee length drawers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries . </P>

Who is considered to have launched wearing bloomers