Keywords: Bicycle suit punch 1895.jpg The Bicycle Suit caricature from the Punch magazine 1895 <br> The Bicycle Suit cartoon from Punch 1895 <br> At the time this type of attire was a new-fangled innovation which it was only considered acceptable for women to wear while bicycle riding and many old-fashioned people would have considered the style too unacceptably masculinized for even that purpose The idea that women could wear such clothes in public for any other reason than riding a bicycle seemed ridiculous <br> Transcription Gertrude My dear Jessie what on earth is that Bicycle Suit for Jessie Why to wear of course Gertrude But you haven't got a Bicycle Jessie No but I've got a Sewing Machine http //www victorianweb org/periodicals/punch/15 html 1895 http //www victorianweb org/periodicals/punch/15 html PD-old PD-old Fashion in 1895 Bicycle dresses Punch magazine cartoons 1895 cartoons Reform dress Bloomers |