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Originally Posted by August
Jackboots are the main historical identifying mark of a German soldier.
I asked my wife about the term "Pre-War Bloomer Girl" and she actually had heard of it. Apparently they were called "Rationals" after the Civil War (hence the pre-war reference) and were advocates for reform of womens clothing for for more practical purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_dress_reform |
Yea, I can find several remarks as such and all the bloomer info online, but the way it's used it the 30's seems to imply {sex tease.} Seems strange it would be a CW reference, more likely WW1.
Again, in both movies I've heard the statement, it was before code and both women were married, but came close to stepping out. As with Bette, she was being a big flirt, the man asked her to go to his house for the night. She flirted, like she might, then said something like "We best not do that", then he told her not to act like a PWBG. Course, after she said no, she saw her husband having dinner with another woman and left with the man, so I guess the bloomers came off afterall...