Fashion, Yes...But Feminist!

We're still women, we OBVIOUSLY have to look great while making protests, don't we?

So, today, we'll talk about what women wore back then (from the 1910s to the 1970s) to fight against patriarchy!

1910s Feminist Fashion

In the 1910s, ANY type of trousers was absolutely banned from women's wardrobes, since society almost always thought that they were made for men and boys only.

So, what did feminist women/girls wear during the protests? You got it right, they wore every single kind of trousers. From cuffed trousers to pleated ones, and so on.

And men obviously went NUTS due to this, probably because they couldn't stand the fact that a woman had the courage to defy the unwritten rules that society imposed.

But, I don't feel bad for them, they deserved it.

1920s/1930s Feminist Fashion

In the 1920s/1930s, there were introduced more garments that proper, submissive women couldn't wear and they were trousers, mini skirts, bikinis, low-cut clothes and clothes made of sheer, tight corsets, casual shorts, and suits (that were for men).

And, obviously, in the 1920s/1930s feminist protests, when it was hot, women wore shorts, mini skirts and low-cut shirts, while when it was cold, they wore trousers, clothes made out of sheer, tight corsets and some of them wore suits.

Not every woman/girl wore men-like suits in protests since they were not so comfortable.

1940s Feminist Fashion

Society, since the end of World War II, didn't really care about the type of the garment, but about its material and colour.

For example, colourful clothes were absolutely unaccepted by society, since they were seen as inappropriate.

And the material of a garment mattered a lot, since it certainly couldn't be extravagant/flowish/too decorated.

So, feminist women started to wear these clothes more often, and still wore trousers, even though they were somehow tolerated.

1950s Feminist Fashion

The 1950s are known for the introducing of punk styles and avant-garde ones, but for patriarchy, these styles were strongly unaccepted for women to wear.

In public (during feminist protests) women wore casual clothes (like slippers and nightgowns), since they weren't seen as a proper thing for ladies to wear in public.

So we can say, jokingly, that this decade's protests were very comfy.

1960s Feminist Fashion 

In the 1960s, women (in patriarchy's opinion) shouldn't have worn a garment without a bra underneath, even though, in some protests, the main sentence was "free the nipple" for this very reason.

Hippie was very popular in this decade, but for some men, this wasn't a style that fitted a woman's image, so some of them forbid their wives to not wear anything of hippie nature, like Native Americanish jewellery and clothes. So, women obviously wore these clothes in protests.

Another famous style of the 1960s was the punk one, and, like hippie, it wasn't a so-lady-like style.

1970s Feminist Fashion

The 1970s are known as the Disco Era, but also as the decade that gave to women more freedom of style choice. 

However, there were still many stereotypes (as far as fashion was concerned) that women had to deal with.

For example, flashy, extravagant garments were seen as inappropriate for ladies, and short, revealing clothes were also seen as "slutty" ones.

Trousers were allowed, but man-like suits were still not fully seen as appropriate clothes.

As for footwear, open sandals and heels were not seen as appropriate shoes, and, obviously, women wore that during feminist protests.

«What About Now?»

Now women have a WIDE choice of clothes, even though in some places, like Islamic countries, women still don't fully have this wide choice, as, in the contrary, women who live in secular countries have.

That's all I had to say for today's post.

Have a good day/afternoon/evening/night!

-Rose❤️