On Sunday 01 April 2007 5:38 pm, Chris Laning wrote: > My mom, who went to a fair number of professional conferences, > thought pants suits were the greatest thing since permanent press, > and wore them with enthusiasm. > > She told me that at one conference (sometime in the late 70s I > think), a couple of nice ladies took her aside and told her that > really, you know, it wasn't the Done Thing to _always_ wear pants > suits. After all, people might think she was a <gasp!> Lesbian.
[snip] Sigh. I believe it. There still was a fair amount of prejudice against women in pants. However, by the late 1970s, really *old* women started wearing pants and pants suits routinely in significant numbers, doubtless for the same reason as your mom (comfort, right?). I remember this because I thought it unusually progressive of them, until I considered the comfort factor. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do." -- George Mabry _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
