History pantsuits

Many fashion designers, creating clothes for women, carried away not only the creation of androgynous image combining masculinity and femininity, but also interpretations of traditional menswear for women, making men's jacket Trendy jacket: what to wear to look stylish   The stylish women's coats, jackets, and even cocktail dresses Cocktail dress: elegant and freely .

Meanwhile, at least one thing from the male wardrobe woman borrowed a long time ago and successfully worn for decades - namely, business pantsuit. Pantsuit, this wardrobe essential attribute of a successful business woman and indisputably recognizable symbol of power and strength, takes a worthy place in the wardrobe of most modern women. Today, it is almost impossible to imagine that some decades ago trouser suit a woman is considered a violation of any decency.

Suiting Revolution

First trouser suit appeared in the women's locker room in the era of the twenties, and without going through the fashion revolution of the efforts of the legendary Coco Chanel. However, no matter how talented the authority did not use French, fashionistas love the time to instill in her pants failed. Nevertheless, the very appearance of pantsuits was another consequence of the overall democratization of fashion and a certain emancipation of society: women twenties, with men wearing pants, hats and even monocles, as well as the stronger sex, interested in sports and drove cars. By and large, such a change in the position of women has contributed nearly ended the First World War: Women were forced to replace the departed to the front men in the workplace, where it was impossible to afford a full skirt or a long dress.

In the thirties have pantsuits there is another, no less powerful supporter - she Marlene Dietrich wore men's clothing in a variety of his films, and in public assemblies in a deliberately prefers men's style. Largely thanks to Marlene Dietrich and her phenomenal fame in the United States and Europe pantsuit finally ceased to seem something beyond the scope - although supporters of conservative views are still considered the appearance of women in trousers outrageous. However, World War II and the Great Depression prefaced her Depression   We put an end to all disputes fashionable.

One of the most dedicated fans trouser suit was another famous Hollywood diva - actress Katharine Hepburn. In the fifties pantsuits were still unacceptable to many that Hempbern have to check for yourself: an actress, so fond of trousers, was forced to sneak into London hotel Claridges through the entrance for staff, as in the lobby of the prestigious hotel could not get a woman in trousers.

The rapid flourishing of pantsuits began in the sixties. French fashion designer Andre Kurrezha, known around the world, along with Mary Quant, as one of the first creators of mini-skirts, presented a collection of everyday women's suits with narrow, long pants. With a light hand Kurrezha and followed him other equally influential designers pantsuit quickly began to gain popularity among American and European fashionistas. And in 1966 the legendary French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent finally introduced the famous Le Smoking, evening trouser suit for women, became infinitely elegant interpretation of man's tuxedo. Le Smoking Saint Laurent has set the standard for subsequent designer colleagues and offered a stylish alternative to the business women's clothing.

Surprisingly, even the inclusion of a trouser suit in the women's clothing collections of famous designers are not shaken the conservative position: for example, in the early seventies is not at all trendy restaurants in New York woman could get by being in the pants. Only in the nineties democratic pantsuit finally took its rightful place in a woman's wardrobe: women can now appear in the pants, not only in restaurants and other public places, but also at work.

Tatiana Smirnova

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