Women in Trousers: Henriette d'Angeville, a French Pioneer?. (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gorguet Ballesteros, Pascale
• Is Part Of: Fashion practice. Volume 9:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: Trousers -- Turkish pants -- shooting outfit -- Amelia Jenks Bloomer -- Henriette d'Angeville; Fashion design -- Periodicals; Costume design -- Periodicals; Clothing trade -- Periodicals; Fashion -- Periodicals; 746.92
• DOI: 10.1080/17569370.2016.1215112
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-9370

Abstract

Abstract: The story of Amelia Jenks Bloomer and her Turkish trousers figures prominently in discussions of the origins of female trousers. However, the little-known episode of Henriette d'Angeville's mountain outfit sheds new light on this history. Angeville wore trousers in 1838 to climb Mont Blanc as a sensible choice for what was a strenuous enterprise. This early example of a woman wearing trousers in a country where women had been officially forbidden to wear them since 1800 seems to have had no political dimension. D'Angeville's outfit was a practical response to the demands of physical activity rather than a political manifesto.