Womens work wear today is available in a vast range of designs and colours suitable for use in virtually any type of workplace you can imagine. However, this was not always the case as even after the advent of World War II the areas women were working in were limited at best. Even those areas where they were active what was seen as acceptable was a lot different to today.

The simple pair of trousers, seen on ladies everywhere from the office to the garden centre and the construction centre, was once seen as the sole domain of men. The wearing of trousers by women in the workplace was a widely accepted no-no well into the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was even commonplace to see this written into employee dress codes for many companies and even government departments. While seen as socially acceptable for casual pursuits, such as gardening, the wearing of trousers was even seen as a social faux-pas at more formal occasions such as weddings.

The wearing of trousers did not become commonplace until the latter part of the twentieth century, although there are numerous examples of women wearing them prior to this it was usually a case of necessity rather than any social acceptance of the situation.

The change began during the world wars where women wore trousers in the factories and fields and so became a common sight. Women themselves saw the benefits and comforts of the garment so it became acceptable to wear them for leisure wear and associated activities such as gardening.

Today the world is a different place and we see women in trousers of all types in the workplace environment. Womens work wear has come a long way where trousers are concerned anyway, and are now continually improved and altered as new synthetic fibres become available.