And there you go-- this is so totally subjective. I don't mind pantyhose at all (except on really hot days).
Astrida ****************** Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director The Art Gallery University of New Hampshire Paul Creative Arts Center 30 College Road Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-0310 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (603) 862-2191 ****************** >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JAMES OGILVIE >Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:30 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [h-cost] comfort vs. fashion > >Anyone who thinks that people wear clothing for comfort and >practicality should contemplate the wearing of pantihose. > >Janet > >>>It is surely interesting to think logically about such a problem, >>>but, just as you say, we can never rely on it, and, as we all know, >>>people didn't always act very logically and didn't choose the most >>>comfortable garments they could. Think of all those corsets >and hoop >>>petticoats and cage crinolines - the latest being worn even by >>>lower-class working women that would surely need a more practical >>>dress than the bourgeoise and nobility. >> >>While it's certainly true that some fashions are more inconvenient >>than others on a purely practical level, I think that saying that >>people acted illogically and chose uncomfortable garments is >>misleading. We tend to think that our current fashion is the most >>logical, comfortable, and lovely one, but people in the past thought >>the same thing> So I must agree with Heather that it's >dangerous to use >>modern ideas of what is comfortable to evaluate historical >clothing practices. > > >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
