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  2. Bloomers - Wikipedia

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    After wearing the style in private, some began wearing it in public. In the winter and spring of 1851, newspapers across the country carried startled sightings of the dresses. [4] The wearing of bloomers—a woman wearing pants, a men's garment—was a question of power. The symbolism of bloomers was enormous.

  3. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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    A portrait of Roxelana depicts her wearing a pillbox-shaped headdress with decorative jewels on the border. While her headdress illustrates popular styles in Ottoman women's headwear at the time, her clothing remains very similar to European-style clothing. This was a popular way to depict women, specifically sultanas. [2]

  4. Women in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Footage showed the man telling her that those who wear shorts "should die." [81] In protest at the attack, the hashtag #AyşegülTerzininSesiOlalim, which translates into English as "let's be the voice of Aysegul Terzi", was used thousands of times. Women in Turkey also posted images to social media of themselves wearing shorts in solidarity.

  5. Shorts - Wikipedia

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    Shorts would soon become more popular by the late 1960s as a result of the countercultural movement that defined the decade, and men and women started wearing jean shorts and other variants as the 1970s dawned. [6] It would become more common for men to wear shorts as casual wear in summer, but much less so in cooler seasons. [citation needed]

  6. Women in the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Hürrem (Roxelana), the haseki sultan during Suleiman's reign.. The 16th century was marked by Suleiman's rule, in which he created the title of haseki sultan, the chief consort or wife of the sultan, and further expanded the role of royal women in politics by contributing to the creation of the second most powerful position in the Ottoman Empire, valide sultan, the mother of the sultan.

  7. How Women’s Sports Uniforms Became So Controversial, Long ...

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    By 1928, women started competing in track and field, and their uniforms looked a lot like the men’s, with loose-fitting shorts and short-sleeved tops. Over time, women started wearing shorts and ...

  8. Turquerie - Wikipedia

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    This included wearing loose, flowing gowns belted with ornate bands of embroidered cloth and ermine-trimmed robes with tasseled turbans. Women even abandoned their corsets and attached strings of pearls to their hair for much more freeing material. [14] The loose clothing and the unorthodox styles added to the lewd perceptions of the Ottomans. [14]

  9. 'It has pockets!!!' The joy — and tyranny — of women's desire ...

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    The pleasure of pockets — and why they still feel so rare in women's fashion. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images)