Will it become legal for women to wear Trousers in Paris?

[NormanH]

An old law forbidding the wearing of trousers by Ladies has never been repealed [blink]

http://plus.lefigaro.fr/note/will-women-ever-have-the-right-to-wear-pants-in-paris-20110726-517959

[idun]

Wonder what they would do if the local police decided to invoke this law. Arrest the ladies concerned or make them take them off[:-))]

[LAiffricaine]

Not only in Paris.

I know that in Deux-Sèvres (79) one had to write to the Préfet his-self, to ask permission on each and every day that one would want to wear such garment and that it still is the case today.

Poor bloke, he must be inundated with requests I suspect [:D] 

 

 

 

As to other quirks of the law, this one has nowt to do with France but illustrates how dinosauresque the laws of the land(s) are at keeping up with the time. It is prefectly legal to shoot a Welshman walking the street of Chester on a Friday. I avoid Chester on that day [;-)] ...

[Val_2]

I'm a law breaker then because I wore jeans in Paris. Best go on the run from the forces of law and order methinks.

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Do policewomen in Paris wear pants too?

[woolybanana]

Well, I think that they should be viewed by the prefet before they are allowed to wear them or not because some examples look so bad in trousers that it is a sin!

[LAiffricaine]

[quote user="Mr Coeur de Lion"]Do policewomen in Paris wear pants too?[/quote]

 

 

I know that women pompiers in Paris, or anywhere else in the land, do wear trousers  ... Maybe they have special dispensation   [Www]  ...

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

[quote user="woolybanana"]Well, I think that they should be viewed by the prefet before they are allowed to wear them or not because some examples look so bad in trousers that it is a sin![/quote]

Fat women in skin tight trousers for example!

[Frecossais]

Well, the alternative is a skirt and I'm not sure you'd think they look any better in that.

Maybe it's a matter of style. I've seen many large women look great in trousers because of what they're worn with.... quality helps too.

Large men can look equally bad in trousers, don't you think? Sarongs maybe?

[LAiffricaine]

[quote user="Frecossais"]  ... Large men can look equally bad in trousers, don't you think? Sarongs maybe?   [/quote]

 

Dya mean a kilt Frecossais ?

I must say that walking behind men in trousers, especially those of a certain age and of a certain 'wide' girth, invariably reminds me of walking behind an elephant [:D] 

So yes I would prefer them with a more sartorial sarong lest it would be a bit drafty for them in the winter [8-)] ?... All Scots, men on this forum, would say to that 'Join the club' [;-)][:D]

 

 

 

 

[Frecossais]

And all women, L'Aiffricaine, Scots or not!  Even big men can look good in a kilt. Bring it on.

[Rabbie]

[quote user="Frecossais"]And all women, L'Aiffricaine, Scots or not!  Even big men can look good in a kilt. Bring it on.
[/quote]Provided they've the legs for it[:D]

[idun]

[quote user="Frecossais"]And all women, L'Aiffricaine, Scots or not!  Even big men can look good in a kilt. Bring it on.
[/quote]

 

And they look good because a properly made kilt is a thing of beauty.

[Frecossais]

And you would probably look at the kilt rather than the wearer, you mean, Idun?

I got sent an e-mail with pictures of men wearing kilts and accidentally showing bits better left unseen. One picture was taken of a Scots Guard sitting with the Queen in all his manly glory. It was a memorable e-mail!