Hoodlums in bloomers: The female army of shoplifters that ransacked West End shops and hid loot in their knickerbockers

From the Daily Mail

"The air was thick with smoke and a huge number of empty wine and beer glasses were scattered about the bar of The Canterbury Arms Club in Waterloo, South London. It was December and a group of young men and women were getting into the festive spirit.

Though 1925 had been a bad year for many, for these revellers it had been lucrative. Their business — if that was the right word — was booming, and they had good reason to celebrate."