ABOUT ME
I am a 44 year old female athlete who is very fashion conscious both in and out of my sport. I choose my sports attire for two reasons. One, is to enhance comfort and performance. Having technical, moisture-wicking fabrics, especially when I am out there for hours on end in the hot sun or freezing rain makes perfect sense to me.
The other reason for my choice in sportswear is to look good. I dedicate considerable time to training and racing, I've completed three Ironman Triathlons, seven marathons and numerous other triathlons and running races. The result of that dedication is that I've earned myself a physique that I am proud of and do not feel the need to cover it up.
I chose this topic for research because I imagine if I had lived in the 1920's, I would have been one of those pioneers who advocated competitive sports for women and fought for improving the functionality of women's sportswear to enhance performance. To learn what these other women did to promote competitive sports and athletic wear gives me a new-found appreciation for how far women's sports fashion has come.
The other reason for my choice in sportswear is to look good. I dedicate considerable time to training and racing, I've completed three Ironman Triathlons, seven marathons and numerous other triathlons and running races. The result of that dedication is that I've earned myself a physique that I am proud of and do not feel the need to cover it up.
I chose this topic for research because I imagine if I had lived in the 1920's, I would have been one of those pioneers who advocated competitive sports for women and fought for improving the functionality of women's sportswear to enhance performance. To learn what these other women did to promote competitive sports and athletic wear gives me a new-found appreciation for how far women's sports fashion has come.
To this day, the requirement for women to cover, control and restrict her body remains an issue. This could be due to the troubling belief that for some, women’s proper role is not in the public sphere, but in the domestic role of motherhood. The unfortunate result is a direct attack to a woman's freedom of self-expression through fashion.
