Concept

Trousers as women's clothing

Résumé
Trousers or pants (American English) are a staple of historical and modern fashion. Throughout history, the role of trousers is a constant change for women. The first appearance of trousers in recorded history is among nomadic steppe-people in Western Europe. Steppe people were a group of nomads of various different ethnic groups that lived in the Eurasian grasslands. Archaeological evidence suggests that men and women alike wore trousers in that cultural context. However, for much of modern history, the use of trousers has been restricted to men. This norm was enforced in many regions due to social customs and laws. There are, however, many historical cases of women wearing trousers in defiance of these norms such as the 1850s women rights movement, comfort, freedom of movement, fashion, disguise (notably for runaway slaves), attempts to evade the gender pay gap, and attempts to establish an empowered public identity for women. Especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, the customs and laws restricting this manner of dress have relaxed dramatically, reflecting a growing acceptance and normalisation of the practice. Various U.S. cities, in the 19th and 20th centuries, passed legislation barring women from wearing trousers. Among these U.S. cities include a 1863 law passed by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors criminalising appearing in public in "a dress not belonging to his or her sex", although similar laws existed in Columbus, Ohio (passed 1848); Chicago, Illinois (passed 1851); Houston, Texas (passed 1864); Orlando, Florida (passed 1907), and approximately two dozen other US cities. Anti-cross-dressing laws continued to pass well into the 20th century, with Detroit, Michigan, and Miami, Florida, passing laws into the late 1950s. Additionally, existing laws such as anti-vagrancy statutes were pressed into service to ensure that women would dress in accord with the gender norms of the time.
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Pantalon
vignette|redresse|Pantalon en (à droite), 1831. Un pantalon est un vêtement porté sur la partie inférieure du corps, les deux jambes étant couvertes séparément. En argot : falzar, fendard (Genève), futal (ou fut’), froc, grimpant, etc. Il s’ouvre au milieu sur le devant par une braguette ou sur les côtés par un pont. Historiquement, l'usage du pantalon s'est développé avec la domestication du cheval, étant indispensable pour le monter. Le pantalon moderne sera adopté vers 1850 sous le surnom tuyau de poêle.
Jupe
La jupe (de l'arabe joubba pour long vêtement de laine) est un vêtement fixé au niveau des hanches ou de la taille pour couvrir tout ou une partie du bas du corps sans division pour chaque jambe et sans qu'en principe les bords inférieurs soient refermés. Selon les cultures, la jupe est portée préférentiellement par les hommes (kilt, sarong etc.) ou par les femmes (sari, etc). Depuis 1672, le terme désigne en Europe un vêtement presque exclusivement féminin.