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  2. 1930–1945 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Clothes became utilitarian. Pants or trousers were considered a menswear item only until the 1940s. [6] Women working in factories first wore men's pants but over time, factories began to make pants for women out of fabric such as cotton, denim, or wool. Coats were long and down to the knee for warmth.

  3. Trousers as women's clothing - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, these early women's trousers diversified according to their uses for gymnastics, bathing, cycling or titillation. [21] Women in Champéry, Canton of Valais, Switzerland in 1912. An updated version of the bloomer, for athletic use, was introduced in the 1890s as women's bicycling came into fashion.

  4. Trousers - Wikipedia

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    Frequent photographs from the 1930s of actresses Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn in trousers helped make trousers acceptable for women. During World War II , women employed in factories or doing other "men's work" on war service wore trousers when the job demanded it.

  5. Remember when Katharine Hepburn wore pants and ... - AOL

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    The American public was also unsure what to make of Hepburn strutting around in pants in the 1930s, before the practicalities of World War II would make them more commonplace among women.

  6. History of fashion design - Wikipedia

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    Overall, 1930s clothing was somber and modest, reflecting the difficult social and economic situation of the decade. Women's fashions moved away from the brash, daring style of the 1920s towards a more romantic, feminine silhouette.

  7. Women's suffrage and Western women's fashion through the ...

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    One specific piece of clothing was the sporting pantaloon or the women's bloomer; [4] originally worn in America in the 1850s as a women's suffrage statement by Amelia Bloomer, it turned into the ideal costume for women riding bicycles - an activity that was considered acceptable for women to participate in during the late 19th century. This ...