omnimediavore: 8th March: International Women's Day

Tuesday, March 8

8th March: International Women's Day

Have you ever heard about the National Media Museum (Bradford, UK)? Take a look at the 'On this Day' section.

Today in the picture: Women in 1925! Like the swimsuits. Do you?

In the 1920's, women's fashion and social behaviour were revolutionised. As here, women made choices which scandalised more conservative people in society, by showing their knees or revealing rolled stockings.

1 comment:

Sharon WillApril 11, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Days have changed and so has the lifestyle of people. With more advancements into technology and science, people have become more broad-minded and have started adopting new ways.

Sharon @ Video Production Services Belgium
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Zinneke? Never heard of it!

By using this term to describe themselves, Brusselers celebrate their multicultural background and ethnic diversity.

In our dialect, a zinneke is a mongrel dog and by extension, a person of mixed ethnic origin, just like the Brussels dialect itself which is a mixture of French and Flemish with influences from Spanish.(From the time when the Low Countries were under Spanish rule)

Brussels build up around a river called the Senne (FR)/Zenne (NL). Some say the name "zinneke" was used to refer to the dogs that roamed around near the river, others that it refers to the fact that they deserved to be thrown into the river.

Source (checked with other sources)