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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
CC1 with all due respect, can you tell me why through history women's attire was a dress instead of men wearing a dress? I mean if you look at the whole first century robe discussion (most Christians believe they wore something like bathrobes) most of your unisex attire Christians claim both genders pretty much looked the same. Therefore why did the women end up with the dress? I honestly would like your thoughts on this question.  |
Men and women both wore "robes" but they were distinct in pattern. As clothing evolved, men's "robes" turned into skirts mostly while women wore long flowery dresses.
This was convenient since men rode horses, fought in wars and did a lot of the physical demanding work.
However in cultures where women DID do more of that sort of activity, they dressed differently. Look at the pictures of Amazon women and they dressed unlike European women in their long dresses.
That is why Roman Centurions wore short skirts, to be able to move about faster.
Pants were just a natural evolution of being able to be covered yet still move about freely
When Roman men were wearing skirts, Persians had already been wearing pants
Trousers first enter recorded
history in the 6th century BCE, with the appearance of
horse-riding Iranian peoples in
Greek ethnography. At this time, not only the
Persians, but also allied
Eastern and
Central Asian peoples such as the
Bactrians,
Armenians, Tigraxauda
Scythians and Xiongnu
Hunnu, are known to have worn them.
[5][6] Trousers are believed to have been worn by both sexes among these early users
The
ancient Greeks used the term "ἀναξυρίδες" (anaxyrides) for the trousers worn by
Eastern nations
[8] and "σαράβαρα" (sarabara) for the loose trousers worn by the Scythians.
[9] However, they did not wear trousers since they thought them ridiculous,
[10][11] using the word "θύλακοι" (thulakoi), pl. of "θύλακος" (thulakos), "sack", as a slang term for the loose trousers of Persians and other orientals.
[12]
Republican
Rome viewed the draped clothing of
Greek and
Minoan (
Cretan) culture as an emblem of civilization and disdained trousers as the mark of barbarians.
[13] As the Empire expanded beyond the
Mediterranean basin, however, the greater warmth provided by trousers led to their adoption.
[14] Two types of trousers eventually saw widespread use in Rome: the
Feminalia, which fit snugly and usually fell to knee or mid-calf length,
[15] and the
Braccae, a loose-fitting trouser that was closed at the ankles.
[16] Both garments were adopted originally from the
Celts of Europe, although later familiarity with the Persian
Near East and the
Teutons increased acceptance. Feminalia and Braccae both began use as military garments, spreading to civilian dress later, and were eventually made in a variety of materials including leather, wool, cotton and silk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trousers#Prehistory
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