Bare legs
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Bare legs is the state in which a person does not cover their legs with any clothing. A person may have bare legs for functional reasons, such as to keep cooler in hot weather or during
The increased popularity of higher
. However, there has been an increasing trend towards women not wearing any legwear with short dresses and skirts, and high hemlines, except on formal occasions.Men commonly do not wear leg coverings other than for trousers and sportswear in leg fetishism.
History
Bare legs have gone in and out of fashion many times in different cultures around the world.[1][2] Examples of this fashion can be found as far back as 1066 with the Norman peasant class commonly baring their legs.[3]
Bare legs in England were a source of contention during the 1929
The popularity of pantyhose grew into a wardrobe staple throughout the 1970s and 1980s. From 1995 a steady decline in sales of pantyhose began, levelling off in 2006 with American sales less than half of what they had once been. This decline has been attributed to bare legs in fashion, changes in workplace dress code, and the increased popularity of trousers.[6]
References
- ^ Japanese fashion: a cultural history, Toby Slade, p.175
- ^ Hairstyles and fashion: a hairdresser's history of Paris 1910-1920, Steven Zdatny, p.173, [1]
- ^ Medieval costume and fashion, Herbert Norris, p. 49-50
- ^ The Englishness of English dress, Christopher Breward/Becky Conekin/Caroline Cox, p. 53
- ISBN 978-1859737828.
- ^ Petrecca, Laura (January 1, 2007). "Hope for sagging pantyhose sales?". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
Pantyhose can feel like a tourniquet, and once a pair gets a snag, it usually has to be tossed. Going without discomfort costing from a few dollars to more than $40 a pair was a trend many women were happy to embrace.