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HISTORY Although restrictive skirts first appeared in Western fashion in around 1880 , the term was first used in reference to a short-lived trend of narrow skirts in around 1913 . The Paris ian Fashion Designer Paul Poiret is sometimes credited with the design but in fact the extreme of the hobble skirt is an evolution of the narrowing skirt seen in Fashion since the turn of the century. Although the term is sometimes used in reference to narrow ankle-length skirts in the early 1910s , most skirts of this period called hobble skirts had slits, hidden Pleat s, and draping that did not restrict a woman's ability to move freely, because in this period women were becoming more active in various activities which would have been impossible to do in a hobbled Hemline . The most restricting extant styles from this period, which truly do hobble the wearer, are found in Wedding Dress es when a woman was only required to take small measured steps down the aisle of a church. MODERN HISTORY Long tight skirts reappeared through the century in various forms, particularly in Evening Gown s, as well as daytime pencil skirts popular in the 1950s . A more literal interpretation of hobble skirts became a mainstay in Bondage -oriented Fetish Fashion , often made out of Leather , PVC , or Latex . For example, they were a regular topic in the 1950s John Willie Fetish Magazine , Bizarre . Hobble skirts are still present today in Goth and BDSM communities, but are also sometimes used as Evening Gown s and Wedding Dress es and sometimes in other occasions although rarely due to restricting properties. Like other skirts in Western Civilization they are almost exclusively worn by Women , but there are movements, such as MIS that fight for making them acceptable for everyday wear by men. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES There are several advantages and disadvantages of hobble skirts. Advantages
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