<P> In 2014, an Indian family court in Mumbai ruled that a husband objecting to his wife wearing a kurta and jeans and forcing her to wear a sari amounts to cruelty inflicted by the husband and can be a ground to seek divorce . The wife was thus granted a divorce on the ground of cruelty as defined under section 27 (1) (d) of Special Marriage Act, 1954 . </P> <P> In Rome in 1992, a 45 - year - old driving instructor was accused of rape . When he picked up an 18 - year - old girl for her first driving lesson, he allegedly raped her for an hour, then told her that if she was to tell anyone he would kill her . Later that night she told her parents and her parents agreed to help her press charges . While the alleged rapist was convicted and sentenced, the Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1998 because the victim wore tight jeans . It was argued that she must have necessarily have had to help her attacker remove her jeans, thus making the act consensual ("because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them...and by removing the jeans...it was no longer rape but consensual sex"). The Italian Supreme Court stated in its decision "it is a fact of common experience that it is nearly impossible to slip off tight jeans even partly without the active collaboration of the person who is wearing them ." This ruling sparked widespread feminist protest . The day after the decision, women in the Italian Parliament protested by wearing jeans and holding placards that read "Jeans: An Alibi for Rape ." As a sign of support, the California Senate and Assembly followed suit . Soon Patricia Giggans, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, (now Peace Over Violence) made Denim Day an annual event . As of 2011 at least 20 U.S. states officially recognize Denim Day in April . Wearing jeans on this day, 22 April, has become an international symbol of protest . As of 2008 the Italian Supreme Court has overturned their findings, and there is no longer a "denim" defense to the charge of rape . </P> <P> In Malawi women were not legally allowed to wear trousers under President Kamuzu Banda's rule until 1994 . This law was introduced in 1965 . </P> <P> In 1919, Luisa Capetillo challenged mainstream society by becoming the first woman in Puerto Rico to wear trousers in public . Capetillo was sent to jail for what was then considered to be a crime, but, the judge later dropped the charges against her . </P>

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