Stereotypes about women
From having to be feminine to having to be gentle and considerate
It was once a shackle that bound women.
But today, with the openness of thought and the rise of women's consciousness,
You can be handsome or sweet
You can be you, you can be yourself.
Before the middle of the 19th century, women wore corsets to show their hourglass figure to highlight women's physical weakness and inability to take care of themselves, which was the case for the social atmosphere at that time, without labor, mainly to present decorative beauty.
Encouraged by Amelia Bloomer, women began to take off their corsets and heavy petticoats and put on loose pants, which are now known as bloomers. The bloomers became a symbol of women's rights in the early 1850s, and famous feminists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton wore it.
By the end of the 19th century, the American Civil War broke out, and men entered the battlefield, and jobs and vacancies that were originally occupied by men were filled. To fill the gap in society's workforce, young women are forced to enter the workplace to learn practical skills to support their families' daily needs.
At the beginning of the 20th century, women's dress underwent major changes. Around 1920, women entered the labor market more deeply during World War I and gained the right to vote, and they wore simpler, casual clothing for the needs of the work scene, and at this time, skirts.
Coco Chanel is one of the most iconic figures who changed women's dress styles. She abandoned the feminine style of her era in favor of androgynous styles and accelerated the feminine empowerment movement, designing elegant suits, tweed blazers and simple women's everyday wear inspired by menswear. She herself is known for her image wearing a nautical striped sweater and pants.
By the 30s, with the spread of cinema, the style of women wearing men's clothing became more popular and became avant-garde fashion. Actresses such as Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, and Catherine Hepburn often wear suit suits and bow ties in popular movies.
Although Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, and Katharine Hepburn began wearing pants before the '30s, it was only in certain circumstances that women were socially acceptable, such as during the war when women became the main replacement for men.
After the war, women returned to the role of housewives and mothers, and returned to skirts as their main clothing. But there are still a small number who have broken away from popular and traditional notions of femininity and wear jackets, jeans and flat shoes, and they are called Teddy Girls.
Heavily influenced by the Edwardian VIII style of dressing, these girls expressed their quest for freedom and rebellion in a neutral dress style. They usually show their short hair, appear in groups in the ruins of the post-war period, are also accustomed to playing with men, and have a strong sense of female autonomy.
In 1966, Yves Saint Laurent's smoking clothes once again changed the way women dressed. Women can choose to wear black tuxedos and smoke like men, and the sense of female autonomy has reached its peak, and this new style that combines male coolness and feminine femininity has also been welcomed by everyone.
Nowadays, it has become common for women to wear unisex fashion such as blazers, and designs such as shoulder pads show the powerful aura of women.
In the fashion circle, when it comes to who can interpret the neutral style into three points, the big devil Cate Blanchett is definitely a soul that cannot be missed.
Her powerful aura is naturally revealed under the background of the suit, and the orange and red suit with a white shirt that ordinary people dare not challenge not only holds perfectly, but also has a sense of walking textbook sight.
Wearing different suits Cate Blanchett can also bring a different temperament. Alexander McQueen's white ink-splashed print suit presents a gender-flowing artistic beauty under her interpretation.
For fashionable elves who want to take advantage of the balance of a girl, Liu Shishi's look is also an excellent clothing model. Choose a silk and linen fabric with a better drape, even a suit three-piece can still show the gentleness of femininity, and the details of dark embroidery bring more attention to this look.
Looking for inspiration from the sea, Riccardo Tisci gives the blazer a more flexible posture with a smoother, draped fabric, paired with a dark black silk irregular shirt, and the black hem that flies behind him like streamers becomes more prominent in the layers of black, making people curious like a mysterious woman hidden in the night.
BURBERRY 2023 Spring Summer Collection
ACNE STUDIOS finds inspiration in reimagined wedding parties this season, where the girl's wide coat is presented in pink leather, the black ink that spreads on the leather coat creates a destructive beauty like a cracked texture, and the appearance of rivet elements on the shoulder line seems to be a metaphor for the girl's sharp thorns in the outward, rebellious and unruly with inner softness.
ACNE STUDIOS 2023 Spring Summer Collection
ALSO A BLAZER, DRIES VAN NOTEN HAS GIVEN IT A WIDER SILHOUETTE THIS SEASON, WITH A STRAIGHT, ELONGATED FIT THAT FEELS LIKE A BOYFRIEND'S OUTFIT, PAIRED WITH A PRINTED CHIFFON MAXI DRESS THAT REVEALS A HINT OF DISDAIN IN THE SLOUCH.
DRIES VAN NOTEN 2023 Spring Summer Collection
Whether it is using androgynous style to present more aspects of women,
Or show the inner tenderness of women with skirts,
What's more, we are free to choose our own dressing style.