“She Wants To Wear Trousers, Maybe Even a Sabre And A Rifle Soon!”
Reception of the trouser skirt in Slovenia in 1911
Keywords:
Jupe-Culotte, Paul Poiret, trouser skirt, nationalism, ideological strugglesAbstract
The article deals with the reception of the trouser skirt (Jupe-culotte) in Slovenia. It was a garment designed by the Frenchman Paul Poiret in 1911 and quickly spread from France to the rest of Europe. It was inspired by oriental culture and fashion and was particularly notable because it was one of the first visible and widespread examples of trousers worn by women. 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 will present in more detail how Slovenian society reacted to the new fashion, with a special emphasis on the connection between the phenomenon and the political situation and nationalism in the Slovenian environment.
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