Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhaynes@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: RE: QUESTION FASHION Message-ID: Date: 11 Jun 91 03:31:56 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu > > Deuteronomy 22:5: > > A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel, neither shall a man > use women's apparel: for he that doeth these things is abominable > before God. > O.K. I ask a simple question that seem to get a little out of hand I don't care what the religions of today say I want to know where pants originated from. The verse above says a lot but back when it was written pants were a thing of the future. Robes were what both man and women wore. Man from what I read had a belt around the waist to carry sling shots, swords, and what ever else they wanted to carry. On the other hand women didn't wear a belt but the robes were very similar. Men wore shorter robes like mini skirits. Women sometime had a veil with there apparel unlike the men except for the hood to cover the head for reading the scriptures. Could the verse above mean the appearance of the apparel i.e. the belt the veil or whatever else distinguished the man from the woman. Again the question is where did pants come from did women invent them and if so could the make of the jeans or pants tell if they are for a man or a woman. I know I would never wear a pant suit made for a woman. but on the other hand I am not offended when I see women wear man's jeans. In todays society I think and this is my person opinion that I would rather see women in pants not dresses for the fact that rapers prefer women in dresses than pants because they are easier to remove. In His Hands, Joel