The ‘Future’ of Fashion: What Did People in the Past Think?

Our class read a story about Mary Edwards Walker, a woman who was arrested for wearing pants during an era when women were expected to wear dresses or skirts.

Mary Edwards Walker - Wikipedia

Above: Mary Walker in her 60s, dressed in a suit.

We discussed how our fashion and clothing can express our identities. We talked about how clothing trends and norms change over time. Finally, our class watched a video of what people in the past thought we would be wearing in the 2000s. Check out this video below… did any of the predictions come true?

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