A lively, erudite survey of how women came to wear trousers, combining historical anecdotes, fashion analysis, and social commentary. The text examines origin theories, practical motives such as mobility and work, eroticizing and provocative uses, and the medical, legal, and moral debates that accompanied the shift in dress. Citations and humorous reflections punctuate discussions of changing tastes, market production, and social anxieties, while illustrative plates and a playful preface frame the subject as both a serious cultural history and a satirical critique of contemporary fashions.