Women On The Move

Women and girls have always been sporty and active but they’ve had to creatively and persistently work around barriers to their freedom of movement. Often this required clothing that did more than one thing.

The POP team unearthed hundreds of inventions for all kinds of sports and activities and reconstructed 50 years of them – from 1890 to 1940 – to explore some of the extra-ordinarily creative ways women have challenged the status quo to do what they loved (and forge paths for future generations).

POP, The Adventure Syndicate and Mòr Diversity teamed up to try out this collection of re-constructed convertible, reversible, multiple, and hidden sports and active wear in the Scottish hills. 

Together we went running, jumping, hiking, flying, cycling, swimming, hunting, riding horses, catching trains and driving cars, climbing up and rolling down hills and otherwise put these amazing costumes through their paces.

And we made a short film about it – called Women On The Move.

Watch the trailer here.

See here about the collaboration, launch, media coverage and future showings.