Women increasingly wore trousers as leisurewear in the 1920s and 30s. In the early 20th century female pilots and other working women often wore trousers. Actresses Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn were often photographed in trousers from the 1930s.
I did a quick illustration inspired by Marlene Dietrich. She was one of the first women to wear trousers on screen, which helped to set a trend along with women's rights to work in everyday life. Similarly, today there are many women, for example Angelina Jolie, who work in the film/television industry that honour this idea, instead of following the traditional standards of wearing a traditional dress to a red carpet event, will join the men in wearing a suit. This is a demonstration of empowerment as the very notion of a suit conjures up associations of being 'the boss' or someone very important.
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