How Harem pants became a symbol of women’s liberation from their de-sexualized origins?

Consequently, the term "harem pants" became popular in the West as a generic term for baggy trousers or similar styles, such as bloomers, the South Asian shalwar, and Patiala salwar; the Bosnian dimije; sirwal (as worn by Zouaves); and the Ukrainian sharovary. Poiret’s explicit exoticism and references to Middle Eastern styles, using the imagery of harems and sultans to establish his Orientalist style, were widely regarded as immoral and inappropriately sexualized. Adam Geczy suggests that harem pants, as a direct cultural appropriation, represent the point at which Western fashion began seriously challenging traditional cultural claims to their own styles. <a href="https://anuraag-shukla.medium.com/how-harem-pants-became-a-symbol-of-womens-liberation-from-their-de-sexualized-origins-2e4237eb951b">Read More</a>