Women Weren’t Allowed to Wear Pants in Paris Until 2013
Until 2013, a law from 1800 technically prohibited women from wearing pants in Paris without police permission. The law required women to ask police if they wanted to “dress like men.” The rule had exceptions for women riding horses or bicycles. Though not enforced in modern times, officials finally removed this outdated regulation from the books in 2013 after a legislator noticed it still existed.
