Women in Paris now legally allowed to wear pants

Women in Paris are now legally allowed to wear trousers after a 214-year-old law was abolished.

Women in Paris now legally allowed to wear pants
Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 - 17:05

Women in Paris are now legally allowed to wear trousers after a 214-year-old law was abolished.

France’s Minister of Women’s Rights Najat Vallaud-Belkacem has axed the 1799 legislation which stated females in the French capital who wish to "dress like a man" must obtain permission from the police.

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