The Rational Dress Society was an organisation founded in 1881 in London, part of the movement for Victorian dress reform. It described its purpose thus: The Rational Dress Society protests against the introduction of any fashion in dress that either deforms the figure, impedes the movements of the body, or in any way tends to injure the health. It protests against the wearing of tightly-fitting corsets; of high-heeled shoes; of heavily-weighted skirts, as rendering healthy exercise almost impossible; and of all tie down cloaks or other garments impeding on the movements of the arms. It protests against crinolines or crinolettes of any kind as ugly and deforming... [It] requires all to be dressed healthily, comfortably, and beautifully, to seek what conduces to birth, comfort and beauty in
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| - The Rational Dress Society was an organisation founded in 1881 in London, part of the movement for Victorian dress reform. It described its purpose thus: The Rational Dress Society protests against the introduction of any fashion in dress that either deforms the figure, impedes the movements of the body, or in any way tends to injure the health. It protests against the wearing of tightly-fitting corsets; of high-heeled shoes; of heavily-weighted skirts, as rendering healthy exercise almost impossible; and of all tie down cloaks or other garments impeding on the movements of the arms. It protests against crinolines or crinolettes of any kind as ugly and deforming... [It] requires all to be dressed healthily, comfortably, and beautifully, to seek what conduces to birth, comfort and beauty in (en)
- Rational Dress Society var en brittisk förening, grundad 1881. Den grundades för att verka för dräktreformrörelsens mål med en reformering av kvinnors klädedräkt, mot mer bekväma och hälsosamma ideal. Dräktreformrörelsen hade först kommit till Storbritannien med amerikanska aktivister år 1851, då den initialt mötte stöd och en kortvarig framgång. En häftig kritik i pressen gjorde dock att den släcktes ut efter bara en kort tids aktivism, och någon förening grundades aldrig i Storbritannien. (sv)
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| - The Rational Dress Society was an organisation founded in 1881 in London, part of the movement for Victorian dress reform. It described its purpose thus: The Rational Dress Society protests against the introduction of any fashion in dress that either deforms the figure, impedes the movements of the body, or in any way tends to injure the health. It protests against the wearing of tightly-fitting corsets; of high-heeled shoes; of heavily-weighted skirts, as rendering healthy exercise almost impossible; and of all tie down cloaks or other garments impeding on the movements of the arms. It protests against crinolines or crinolettes of any kind as ugly and deforming... [It] requires all to be dressed healthily, comfortably, and beautifully, to seek what conduces to birth, comfort and beauty in our dress as a duty to ourselves and each other. In the catalogue of its inaugural exhibition, it listed the attributes of "perfect" dress as: 1. Freedom of Movement.2. Absence of pressure over any part of the body.3. Not more weight than is necessary for warmth, and both weight and warmth evenly distributed. 4. Grace and beauty combined with comfort and convenience. 5. Not departing too conspicuously from the ordinary dress of the time. Leading members of the Society were Lady Harberton (who created the divided skirt), Mary Eliza Haweis and Constance Wilde (Irish author). Oscar Wilde helped spread the word by publishing essay "The Philosophy of Dress" in which he stressed the important relationship between clothing and one’s soul. Woman cyclists, such as members of the Lady Cyclists' Association, were keen advocates of women's right to dress appropriately for the activity, as part of a belief that cycling offered women an opportunity to escape overly restrictive societal norms. In 1889, a member of the Rational Dress Society, Charlotte Carmichael Stopes, staged a coup at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Newcastle upon Tyne, when she arranged an impromptu addition to the programme on the subject of rational dress. Her speech was reported by newspapers across Britain and the notion of rational dress was the biggest news from the meeting. (en)
- Rational Dress Society var en brittisk förening, grundad 1881. Den grundades för att verka för dräktreformrörelsens mål med en reformering av kvinnors klädedräkt, mot mer bekväma och hälsosamma ideal. Dräktreformrörelsen hade först kommit till Storbritannien med amerikanska aktivister år 1851, då den initialt mötte stöd och en kortvarig framgång. En häftig kritik i pressen gjorde dock att den släcktes ut efter bara en kort tids aktivism, och någon förening grundades aldrig i Storbritannien. Rörelsen väcktes återigen i USA under 1870-talet, och denna gång fick den större framgång i både USA och i Storbritannien. Denna gång bildades också en brittisk förening för att verka för ämnet. Rational Dress Society grundades i London 1881. Det leddes av Florence Harburton och E.M. King, och den senare bröt sig sedan loss och grundade Rational Dress Association, som följdes av 'Rational Dress League' och sedan av 'Healthy and Artistic Dress Union' 1890. Denna gång fick rörelsen större framgång. Den sammanföll med acceptansen för offentlig kvinnlig gymnastik i form av främst cykling, vilket innebar att det blev socialt accepterat att offentligt visa sig i vad som tidigare ansetts vara gymnastikdräkt. (sv)
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