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Chapter 14 Trousers: A True Revolution in Clothing
At the beginning of the 20th century, the fashion of orientalism was popular in Paris.

Paul Poiré started making trousers at the same time as he declared war on the corset, and the controversy continued... However, the uproar of some newspapers did not make these "variations" in clothing a "popular fashion".The influence of trousers stayed only with those touched by ballet and the exotic.In France in 1909, women still used skirts as their main clothing except for trousers when riding a horse or cycling.Ingenuity, bohemian and heroine are more daring to wear trousers, but they will be looked down upon for it, and some even pay a not easy price.But they are not willing to simply give in. They start with trousers and strive for some of the same rights as men.

In 1911, Paul Poiret's wife appeared in the ballroom of the "Arabian Nights" nightclub in Muslim trousers.

The famous Hermès store started selling golf and ski pants.

Other noble ladies of the upper class have started to engage in sports besides caring about comfort, and they will drive to the countryside and seaside for vacation...

The trend of trousers is gradually emerging.

It was the First World War that made this trend really popular.During the First World War, men were busy with the war, and women began to wear trousers to factories to replace men.Although after the war, many women returned to the stove and once again strictly adhered to the "rules" of distinct dresses, one lady named Chanel (Chanel) has set out to match sailor trousers and a pearl necklace. New Parisian woman.Since then, trousers style has created a new concept of clothing history in the 20th century among women.

The reason why more and more women love trousers is not without reason.Because trousers are more free and elegant than skirts, it allows women to obtain a new and free way of life.

During World War II, the Vichy puppet government said to the female fighters who wore trousers against fascism: "Ladies, please be elegant!" But after the end of World War II, a trouser wind came from the American continent— — Marilyn Monroe wore a denim outfit, which taught European women the unique charm of trousers. Since then, trousers have taken root in Europe.

After that, you can often see young French women with short pirate hair and a pair of trousers at balls in Paris and on the roads along the Blue Coast.Trousers inspired a new way of life for them: freedom.Wearing trousers, you can sit and stand freely, and you don't have to struggle to smooth the hem of your skirt when your legs are crossed, otherwise it is impolite.Trousers allow women to freely share the same simplicity and happiness as men.Later, women could take contraceptive pills, have the right to decide whether to have children or not, and could apply for divorce... A reform of women's rights was launched rapidly.

Fashion developed most rapidly in the 60s. In 1964, André Courrège launched trousers in his haute couture collection, thus shaking the previous notion that elegant fashion could only be based on skirts.Andre Curege believes that trousers can be worn from morning to night, but skirts have to take into account the changes in the weather in the morning and evening.Two years later, Yves Saint Laurent introduced the tuxedo-free dress and designed the first trousers for it.He thinned the trousers to fit the curve of the woman as much as possible, and removed the original pockets on the trousers, and matched the trousers with high heels and jewelry to distinguish them from men.Under his efforts, trousers designed for men gradually became the privilege of women, thus forming a more free elegance than skirts.

Today, trousers have become irreplaceable clothing in our lives.

If any woman does not have a pair of trousers in her closet these days, it would be a sensational thing.

Although in the 90s, some European and American banks, finance and a few other industries still looked at female staff wearing trousers with disdain, the status of trousers in women's clothing is already unshakable.

This is an era of freedom in dressing.The denim jacket, washed like a monsoon blowing through the blue sky, is casual and chic; canvas pants and Indian-style loose trousers are also liked by many girls...

Girls wear trousers and remove their bras.Boys grow their hair long and sometimes wear lipstick. There have even been advertisements for male stars making lipstick.In this era, the boundaries between men's and women's clothing have become increasingly blurred.

The appearance of Lycra fiber has triggered a full impact of women's trousers on the clothing industry.A whole generation of designers, such as Alea, Gaultier, Mugler or Montana, began to redesign ready-to-wear, widely applying the rules of change.Women's trousers are reimagined and "finished" from sportswear, military uniforms, overalls and even tribal trousers.The bell of world integration has sounded gently, and various fields are infiltrating each other, and so is clothing.Issey Miyake's trousers are a hit because they're light, wrinkled, and stretchy.As women of all ages flock to Gap, H&M or Zara stores to buy work pants, women form a new fundamental customer base.Today's women have elevated trousers to the status of kings and supremacy.

The appearance of Lycra fiber has triggered a full impact of women's trousers on the clothing industry.A whole generation of designers, such as Alea, Gaultier, Mugler or Montana, began to redesign ready-to-wear, widely applying the rules of change

The trouser journey continues. In the winter of 2000, trousers underwent further changes: trousers with accessories, tight trousers, trousers inlaid with glitter or leather strips... trousers became very sexy, with silk texture, strange form, Eye-catching colors.And for this spring and summer, trousers have shown an extraordinary affinity, delicate but not lacking in maturity, wild and a bit ladylike, mixed but not contradictory, and a collection of thousands of styles.It took women a hundred years of hard work to earn the right to wear trousers like men, so no one would give up the beauty of trousers.

Laurence Benain, a world-class costume master, believes that trousers have triggered a real fashion revolution, which requires clothing to have enough functions to adapt to human body movements, wars and other emergencies and sports or labor. Such comfortable and intimate charm makes Women are obsessed with it.Inspired by it, women broke through taboos, got rid of rules and regulations, and discovered their true beauty.

In the 80s, trousers were a fashionable and chic supplementary technique, a manifestation of rights and wisdom, just like girls wearing black clothes to tell others: "I cover my body, please look at my head." In the 90s In this era, everything is changing, and everything has become inconclusive.

Today, trousers are following in the footsteps of skirts, and women have found fashion in trousers.The definition of trousers is expanding, it follows the curves of women and swells on men and women, as if all beautiful things have both charm and function, and everyone can show their own personality.The factor of individuality is exactly what people in the new century highly respect.Trousers are a kind of clothing that is popular and can express oneself. Therefore, the combination of it and fashion will create the unique beauty and style of women in the new century.

The definition of trousers is expanding, it follows the curves of women and swells on men and women, as if all beautiful things have both charm and function, and everyone can show their own personality

The girl in jeans is wild and sexy, like a passionate red flower in Hawaii; the girl in slacks is idle and bright, like a ray of sunshine in winter; the girl in trousers is mature and beautiful, refreshing and pleasant in the autumn air; pink The girl in black cropped pants is lively and bright, revealing a touch of green spring inadvertently.

Trousers, like skirts, have become essential clothing for women.Today's women freely and happily enjoy the rights they have won over the past century. This right to wear trousers is combined with women's beauty-loving nature, and the original single trousers have become colorful and rich in content.The world of women in trousers is full of aesthetic spirit and rich sense of materiality, converging into a beautiful and moving music.

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