#OnThisDay, 31 Jan 2013, women in Paris are officially allowed to wear trousers again.

The 1799 law required women to ask police for permission to "dress as men", or risk being taken into custody.

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem lifted the ban as “incompatible with the principles of equality between women and men”.

In practice, the revolutionary era ban was ignored anyway.

#WomenInHistory #Histodons #HistoryOfDress

Hugely informative carousel from the Met Costume Institute detailing the step-by-step process to restore the trim of a Jeanne Hallée dress.

This may be the most fascinating behind-the-scenes Insta post I’ve ever seen.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKjsZiuWnT/?igshid=ZDhmZGIxNmQ=

#fashion #fashionhistory #costume #historyofdress

Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in ten months during 1796-7, she later did some editing before publication in 1813. Rereading the book, I was struck by the mention of a sash, very much a 1790s fashion rather than Regency, and that inspired us to make the #historyofdress film and set it in the year the book was written rather than published. Here is the link https://youtu.be/VT-ZGzhzS0o Directed by @NicoleLoven. Music by Chris Gordon. #JaneAusten #1790s #PrideAndPrejudice #indiefilm

Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in ten months during 1796-7, she later did some editing before publication in 1813. Rereading the book, I was struck by the mention of a sash, very much a 1790s fashion rather than Regency, and that inspired us to make the #historyofdress film and set it in the year the book was written rather than published. Here is the link https://youtu.be/VT-ZGzhzS0o Directed by @NicoleLoven. Music by Chris Gordon. #JaneAusten #1790s #PrideAndPrejudice #indiefilm