“Women are already winning everywhere, but not here: we’re notgiving them trousers . Who is going to wear skirts then ?”
Arrival of the divided skirt in Gorizia
Keywords:
jupe-culotte, fashion for women, divided skirt, GoriziaAbstract
In 1911 the French fashion designer Paul Poiret presented the spring fashion collection in Paris. Its main attraction was the Jupe-culotte or the divided skirt, as the garment was named in Slovenia. The garment, which was inspired by Oriental culture and fashion, soon reached most European markets, including that of Austria-Hungary and Slovenia. Reactions to the garment that shook women’s established dressing patterns differed across Europe and ranged from support to repulsion and attacks on women. The article presents reactions to the arrival and wearing of the divided skirt in Slovenia, with particular emphasis on the city of Gorizia, where this garment raised special attention.
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