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American women fencers were originally required to wear skirts when competing. In 1937, the Amateur Fencers League of America issued a new rule book stating, among other things, that after September 1, 1939, women would be allowed to wear either a "divided skirt" or "loose-fitting white trousers fastened below the knee". [30]
Many countries have different laws and customs for men and women, what may be allowed or perceived often varies by gender. [ 1 ] Separate laws are usually in place to regulate obscenity , which includes certain depictions of people in various states of undress, and child pornography , which may include similar photographs of children.
Journal of Women's History 28.4 (2016): 134–143, deals with French nuns in 19th century. Diamond, Hanna. Women and the Second World War in France 1939-1948: Choices and Constraints (1999) Foley, Susan. Women in France Since 1789 (NYU, 2004)
The "Pantsuit Rebellion of 1993" urged a new era in Washington, when Barbara Mikulski staged a protest to allow women working on the Senate floor to wear pants. RELATED: Show your support for ...
In Malawi women were not legally allowed to wear trousers under President Kamuzu Banda's rule until 1994. [52] This law was introduced in 1965. [53] Since 2004 the International Skating Union has allowed women to wear trousers instead of skirts in ice-skating competitions. [54]
Several influences had combined to bring about this simplification in women's clothing: aspects of Englishwomen's practical country outdoor-wear leaked up into French high fashion, and there was a reaction in revolutionary France against the stiffly boned corsets and brightly colored satins and other heavy fabrics that were in style in the ...
In a man’s world, Katharine Hepburn often wore the pants, paving the way for comfort-loving, power-dressing women decades on.
Even though daywear dresses were influenced by the war, evening dresses remained glamorous. Women's undergarments became the soul of fashion in the 1940s [6] because it maintained the critical hourglass shape with smooth lines. Clothes became utilitarian. Pants or trousers were considered a menswear item only until the 1940s. [6]