The history of the knicker is a history of women s rights as much as fashion. From Queen Victoria and the Quaker reformer Amelia Bloomer to the G-string Rosemary Hawthorne is the perfect guide through this fascinating history. Delving through bloomers, briefs and bustles one of Britain s leading fashion historians describes the importance of the humble knicker. From the muslin-clad elegance of Jane Austen s England to the corset bound nineteenth century, scrutinising school knickers, the Y-front and much more... there isn t a brief left unturned.