Bohemian style was not really until the First World War that "many working women ... embarked on a revolution in fashion that greatly reduced the weight and restrictions imposed on them by their clothing". Some women working in factories wore trousers and the brassiere (invented in 1889 by the feminist Herminie Cadolle and patented in America by Mary Phelps Jacob in 1914) began gradually to supersede the corset. In shipyards "trouser suits" (the term, "pantsuit" was adopted in America in the 1920s) were virtually essential to enable women to shin up and down ladders. Music hall artists also helped to push the
Jacob (clothing retailer) be liquidating all 92 of its stores across Canada in the coming weeks. A challenging economy and an increase of new international retailers are being cited as part of the reason. In April 2015, Jacob emerged from bankruptcy and are now operating five stores chainwide, all of which are located in the province of Quebec. Among these five stores is the original 1977 Sorel store and another store in Old Quebec. The other three are all located in Montreal (which includes the downtown flagship store). Jacob (branch) is the fashion store of the brand, targeting women in their early-twenties to