What did little red riding hood wear

“Little Red Riding Hood” — A Tale of 18th Century Fashion? — Ahlstrom Appraisals LLC

June 11, 2018Courtney Ahlstrom Christy

Once upon a time, there was a story about a girl in a red cape. Little Red Riding Hood has endured throughout the centuries, and her encounter with the big, bad Wolf of the nearby forest continues to be told to subsequent generations. Since Charles Perrault’s first publication of the narrative in 1697, “Little Red Riding Hood” has become a classic of children’s literature. Despite the various interpretations, one characteristic remains relatively intact with each version: the importance of clothing.

From the heroine’s namesake to the Wolf’s disguise, clothing is especially evident in the illustrations. The portrayed costumes remain antiquated despite the progression of time. In particular, there is a trend among illustrators to depict the characters in eighteenth-century dress. A comparison can be especially made between the portrayal of “Little Red Riding Hood” and surviving examples of eighteenth-century clothing from various museums. An interesting question arises: has the tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” become a vehicle for transmitting eighteenth-century fashion?

Like most fairytales, the writing of “Little Red Riding Hood” derives from peasant folklore. Originally part of an oral tradition, there were many versions of the story throughout Europe including the Italian tale of the “False Grandmother” and the French yarn known as “The Grandmother.”[i] Some folklore scholars even argue that the plot - a girl’s interaction with a wolf and its dire consequences for her grandmother - is medieval in origins.[ii]

Despite many variations of the oral tale, its written form has one definitive written origin. In 1697, the Frenchman Charles Perrault published a collection of tales titled, Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, avec es moralités (Stories or Tales of Past Times, with morals). Included among the story collection was the first publication of “Le Petite Chaperon Rouge.” Although later versions have relied on Perrault’s narrative, the tale’s seventeenth-century roots did not become a model for later illustrators. Instead, the nineteenth-century French artist Gustave Doré created a series of illustrations for “Little Red Riding Hood” that had a profound influence on later illustrators.[iii] In particular, Doré chose to represent his characters in eighteenth-century costume, or rather, in what he thought was a previous century’s style of dressing. Thus, the heritage of “Little Red Riding Hood” in literary form is a hybrid of a seventeenth-century text and nineteenth-century imagery.

The Fairy Book, 1913

Dinah Maria Craik

Macmillan & Co., London

Red Wool Hooded Cape

Wool broadcloth

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Of all the articles of clothing mentioned and illustrated in “Little Red Riding Hood,” the red cape is the most memorable as well as the most faithfully maintained aspect of the story. After all, what would our heroine[iv] be called without her red cape? Yet, early tellings do not describe her hood as being red. It is likely that Perrault started the tradition of the iconic red cape.[v] In one version of the story written in the nineteenth century, the narrative beings with an explanation of how the little girl came to be named after her hood:

“This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her - the kind ladies wear to go riding - and it made her look so very pretty that everybody called her Little Red Riding-Hood.”[vi]

It is interesting that the term “riding hood” references equestrian wear for women, a fashion category that was greatly influenced by male tailoring. Perhaps the common red color of these cape garments derives from men’s military uniform. There are several surviving examples of red capes from the eighteenth century including the Red Wool Hooded Cape at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This cape or cardinal is made out of English wool broadcloth. Broadcloth was a popular textile for capes because of its felt-like texture, making it an ideal material for staying warm and dry. Another reason capes made out of broadcloth became a common garment for women was due to the boom in the wool trade.[vii] In The Fairy Book of 1913, the protagonist wears a red cape quite similar to the example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the hood attached to the cape.

Other garments worn by Little Red Riding Hood in fairytale illustrations are inspired by everyday dress from the eighteenth century such as the shift, the petticoat, and the apron. Early texts of the tale describe Little Red Riding undressing before getting into bed with the Wolf in disguise as her grandmother. For example, an 1885 text in French describes the scene:

“And each time she asked where she should put all her clothes; the bodice, the dress, the petticoat, the long stockings, the wolf responded: “Throw them into the fire, my child, you won’t be needing them any more. ”[viii]

While there’s the mention of underpinnings fir Little Red Riding Hood’s outfit, illustrators often choose not to depict the moment possibly because it was not considered appropriate for a children’s book. Instead, artists more frequently represent the moment with the girl already in bed with the Wolf. One the most well-known images is by Doré, who depicts the heroine in what is most likely a linen shift. Several items from Colonial Williamsburg including their examples of a linen shift, corset and wool petticoat have textile parallels to this scene.

Le Petite Chaperon Rouge, 1867

Gustave Doré

J. Hetzel, Paris

Woman’s Shift, Corset, Petticoat, c.1750

linen, cotton, wool (crewel work)

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

In Walter Crane’s 1875 series of illustrations for Red Riding Hood, there is an image illustrated in the beginning of the story when Little Red Riding Hood’s mother tells her to bring a basket of food to her grandmother. The young girl is shown wearing a white apron along with her signature red cape. And while aprons are apart of eighteenth-century attire for women and girls, they were not for everyday wear.[ix] For example, the English Embroidered Apron from Colonial Williamsburg, with its thin muslin material and ornately embroidered Dresden work, demonstrate how aprons were for intended for formal occasions and not a jaunt through the forest.

Despite this common misconception about aprons when depicting Little Red Riding Hood’s outfit, it nevertheless provides the opportunity to discuss the function of such an accessory in eighteenth-century fashion. Another point would be the similarity between the clothing of children and adults during the eighteenth century. Although the character of Little Red Riding Hood is a child, her clothing would be identical to that of an adult woman.[x] Consequently, both the description and representations of “Little Red Riding Hood” in children’s fairytale literature provide an opportunity to discuss aspects of dress during the eighteenth century ranging from the simple linen shift to the richly colored red cape.

Little Red Riding has also been shown in a dress reminiscent of a polonaise gown with the gathering of fabric in the back. This specific draping is made more obvious when looking at the Polonaise Striped Dress from the Kyoto Costume Institute. Yet like the apron, a Polonaise styled dress was an unlikely part of a woman’s everyday attire. Walter Crane’s and other illustrators’ interpretation of eighteenth-century clothing was more likely informed by what was worn by middle-class women during the nineteenth century, which included the changed function of the apron and the draping of fabric for a woman’s dress.

Little Red Riding Hood, early 20th century

Source Unknown

Polonaise Striped Dress, c. 1780

Striped silk, fly fringe

Kyoto Costume Institute, Japan

Little Red Riding Hood is not the only character to be antiquated costume. The attire of the Wolf gradually evolves to clothing that is also evocative of the eighteenth-century. Not only is there the difficulty of depicting a animal wolf in human clothing, but portraying his attire with an eighteenth-century flare adds to the challenge. In an early twentieth-century illustration, the Wolf is depicted wearing a coat, breeches, and a tricorner hat. This outfit is suggestive of a country gentleman’s suit, which can also seen in the painting Monsieur Seriziat by Jacques-Louis David. Although both the Wolf and Monsieur Seriziat wear a white ruffle and top boots, the fullness of the Wolf’s coat refers to a cut earlier than the late-eighteenth century coat as that worn by Monsieur Seriziat.

Monsieur Seriziat, 1795

Jacques-Louis David

oil on canvas

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Linen Shift, late 18th century

Linen

Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Illustrators rarely depicted the Wolf accurately when disguised as the grandmother. However, part of this inaccuracy is due to the lack of knowledge of what was actually worn for sleep during the eighteenth-century. It was possible that the linen shift, like the one from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, functioned as a form of nightgown. For the book Household Stories from the Collection of Brothers Grimm in 1875, the Wolf is shown in guise of the Grandmother likely wearing a linen shift.

In the last quarter of the eighteenth century, fairytales for children’s literature fell out of favor and were criticized for their lack of moral pedagogy. Yet during the nineteenth century, these tales experienced a revival of popularity partly due to the Grimm Brothers.[xi] In 1812, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published traditional German folklore and fairytales in the book Kinder und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales) which included a retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood.”

In contrast to Perrault, the Grimm’s take on “Little Red Riding Hood” has the addition of the Hunter as the heroic character who saves Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother. [xii] It makes sense that when the Hunter is depicted, he is often shown not in eighteenth-century garb, but clothing that is more reminiscent of the nineteenth century. Like the Wolf, the character of the Hunter does not always remain faithful to social norms. That being said, Walter Crane also did an illustration of the Hunter is a hybrid of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century styles of clothing for a fashionable Englishman. In particular, the cut of the coat and the style of hat worn by the Hunter are evocative of an Englishman’s ensemble from the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Little Red Riding Hood, 1875

Walter Crane

George Routedlge & Sons, London

Englishman’s Coat and Waistcoat, c. 1795

Silk, applied ribbon work; poplin lined with cotton, steel buttons

Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Through these musings of the similarities between eighteenth-century clothing and the illustrations of costume in “Little Red Riding Hood,” it is clear that the imaginary landscape found in the world of children’s literature contains traces of past centuries. Although illustrators have not always been historically faithful in their portrayal of eighteenth-century attire, these images nevertheless indicate a continuing fascination with clothing from the past as character signifiers. While “Little Red Riding Hood” is a tale about a girl named after her red cape, it is also a story where text, image, and fashion intersect to celebrate fashion history.

Household Stories from the Collection of Brothers Grimm, 1875

Walter Crane

Macmillan & Sons, London

Ahlstrom Appraisals | Personal Property Appraisals and Art Consultations | Serving Atlanta & Southeast

Fine Art, Antiques & Historic Materials

[i] Italo Calvino, Italian Folktales (Boston: Mariner Books, 1992), 412.

[ii] Jan Ziolkowski, “A Fairy Tale from before Fairy Tales: Egbert of Liege’s ‘De puella a lupellis seruata; and the Medieval Background of Little Red Riding Hood,” Speculum 67 (1992): 556.

[iii] Sandra Beckett, Sandra. “Recycling Red Riding Hood in the Americas” in Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature: Interdisciplinary and Cross Cultural In North America. (New York: Peter Lang, 2005), 10.

[iv] Different versions of the tale call the heroine by several names all of which reference a red colored garment for outerwear (e.g. Red Cape, Red Cap, Little Red Riding Hood).

[v] Mary Douglas, “Red Riding Hood: An Interpretation from Anthology,” Folklore 106 (1995): 4.

[vi] The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, (London: The Folio Society, 1998), 27.

[vii] Elizabeth Ewing, Everyday Dress: 1650-1900 (New York: Chelsea House Publications, 1984), 35.

[viii] Jones, Steven Swann. “On Analyzing Fairy Tales: “Little Red Riding Hood” Revisited,” Western Folklore 46 (1987): 104.

[ix] Class notes.

[x] Ibid.

[xi] Ségolène Le Men, “Mother Goose Illustrated: From Perrault to Doré,” Poetics Today 13 (1992): 23.

[xii] In the Perrault version of “Little Red Riding Hood,” it is the heroine’s own cunning that saves her from the Wolf. See Jones, Steven Swann. “On Analyzing Fairy Tales: “Little Red Riding Hood” Revisited,” Western Folklore 46 (1987).

In 19th Century, 20th Century, Fashion, Prints/Illustrations, 18th Century Tags Fairy Tale

Little Red Riding Hood Costume: A Brief History

Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most popular fairy tales still told to this day. French storyteller Charles Perrault first published this classic tale in 1697, known then as Little Red Cap. Even though the story has been adapted several times over the past few centuries, Little Red remains one of the most recognizable fairy tale characters of all time. Described by the Brothers Grimm as “...a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her” and that had “a little riding hood of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never hear anything else; so she was always called ‘Little Red Riding Hood’”. Her little red cape has been the one constant in the ever-changing persona of Little Red Riding Hood.

“Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” (1901)

Little Red Riding Hood made her silent film debut in 1901 under the direction of famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and acted by Rachel Gillet. This motion picture is noted as Little Red Riding Hood’s first time on film. Méliès became the first filmmaker to attempt to translate the fairy tale to screen, and while there are no notable photos of Rachel Gillet as Little Red, this leads to other film adaptations of the fairy tale.

“Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” (1930)

Another French version of the fairy tale came out in 1930, starring actress Catherine Hessling as the famed Little Red Riding Hood. Like the previous version of “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge,” photos of the costumes are not available; however, pictures of Catherine Hessling, known for her beauty and facial appearance, are shown here. You can check out some of our Little Red Riding Hood costumes, and speculate as to how they may have been different in 1930.

(source)
Catherine Hessling as Little Red Riding Hood circa 1930

“The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood” (1965)

Liza Minelli starred in the 1965 film, “The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood,” as Little Red Riding Hood. This version retold the original version, but with a twist. It was told from the wolf’s perspective, who claimed he never tried to hurt the little girl, but was presumed to be doing so because of his wolf reputation. The acting was grossly over the top and was not received well, making print copies limited.

(source)

Caption: Liza Minelli and Cyril Ritchard

“Into the Woods” (1987)

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine transformed classical fairy tales into a Broadway sensation for their 1987 stage play about everybody from Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk to Cinderella and Little Red. Touring in 1988, the play has only become more recognizable since then, and is expected to arrive at the Delacorte Theater in New York starting July 2012.

(source)

Caption: The Regent’s Park Open Air Theater Production

“The Sandman #14: The Doll’s House” (1989)

Neil Gaiman, English author of the comic book series The Sandman, included Little Red Riding Hood in his fourteenth issue called “The Collectors”. Gaiman created a dark world for Little Red Riding Hood where the wolf kills the old lady and forces Little Red Riding Hood to eat her flesh and drink her blood before he devours her body. His work was one of the first comic representations of Little Red Riding Hood.

(source)

Caption: Front Cover of The Sandman #14

“Freeway” (1996)

Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland starred in this 1996 flick playing Vanessa Lutz (Little Red Riding Hood) and Bob Wolverton (Wolf) respectively. Director and writer Matthew Bright put a definite twist in the classic tale, making Vanessa Lutz a teenage runaway traveling to her grandmother’s house who is followed by serial killer Bob Wolverton. With the tagline “her life is no fairy tale,” this film is sure to be a far cry from Little Red Riding Hood interpretations seen previously.

(source)

Caption: Movie Poster for Freeway(1996)

“Pretty When You Cry” by VAST (1998)

Texas-based industrial rock band VAST took Little Red Riding Hood to a new level in their music video for “Pretty When You Cry” in the late 90s. Shown at the beginning of the video in a red cape in the middle of a forest, she transforms throughout the rest of the video. She transitions between man and woman, alive and dead, before finally returning to her “normal” state at the end of the video. Also included is the hunter, who drives her into and out of the video.

(source)

Caption: Video still from “Pretty When You Cry”

“Chanel No. 5”

Model Estella Warren starred in this classic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood for Chanel No. 5, directed by French film director Luc Besson. As far as commercials go, this is possibly the most famous and recognizable use of Little Red Riding Hood. This cheeky, yet elegant advertisement shows Little Red getting ready for a night out in Paris, much to the dismay of her household wolf.

(source)

Caption: Estella Warren in Chanel No. 5 commercial

“Hoodwinked!” (2005)

Jumping ahead to the new millennium, Little Red Riding Hood made her full color, animated debut in 2005s “Hoodwinked!” While her name has been changed to Red Puckett in this animated wonder, her striking red hood and uncanny resemblance to the original are undeniable. In this film, Red Puckett is seen wearing a tan shirt, blue skirt, and a sassy attitude, brought to life by the voice of actor Anne Hathaway.

(source)

Caption: Red Puckett in 2005s Hoodwinked!

“A Wicked Tale” (2005)

Tzang Merwyn Tong, Singapore cult movie director, took reigns of this 2005 sadistic Little Red Riding Hood film. Beth, acted by Evelyn Maria Ng, plays the character of Little Red Riding Hood, representing innocence and naivety, while Louis Le Bon, acted by Johan Ydstrand, represents the dominant and mysterious desire of the hunter. While this film is short, clocking in at only forty-five minutes, Tong makes a huge impact with his silent movie-esque opening, followed by his cutting edge and raw filmmaking style.

(source)

Caption: Movie Poster for Tong’s A Wicked Tale

“Call Me When You’re Sober” by Evanescence (2006)

Amy Lee’s band Evanescence climbed the charts in 2006 with their hit “Call Me When You’re Sober”, aided by their Little Red Riding Hood themed music video. The video opens with Amy Lee sitting at a table adorned with a red cape and dark red lips, sitting across from a man, who is presumably the wolf. Again, this video portrays a darker Little Red Riding Hood, where at the end she confronts the wolf and takes control.

(source)

Caption: Amy Lee as Little Red Riding Hood in “Call Me When You’re Sober”

“Red Riding Hood” (2011)

Amanda Seyfried’s “Red Riding Hood” put the spotlight on the fairy tale once again in March 2011, offering viewers a dark and mysterious retelling of the classic. On screen, Seyfried is shown wearing a long, flowing, blood red cape that is jarring in contrast to the bright white snow. Much blood is shed throughout this film, and this is reflected by Red Riding Hood’s red cape. With the same director as "Twilight," we think the trailer looks pretty cool.

(source)

Caption: Promotional poster for 2011’s dark tale Red Riding Hood

“Once Upon A Time” (2011)

With the popularity of fairy tale remakes on the rise, it is good to know that Little Red Riding Hood is still among the popular crowd, being featured in ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”. In this Sunday night drama, Megan Ory plays Ruby, the Little Red look-alike. The beginning of the series left Ruby’s back-story mysterious, but it was revealed to audiences March 11th what happened to her in fairy tale-land. The way that Ruby dresses in Storybrooke shows off her provocative side, however, she is seen wearing more traditional clothing in the fairy tale flashbacks. She can be seen holding a picnic basket wearing a red cape, off-white top, red skirt and brown corset with long, flowing brown hair.

(source)

Caption: Megan Ory as Ruby on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time”

The story of Little Red Riding Hood remains a classic fairy tale that continues to be retold. Even though she is constantly changing, one characteristic always remains the same, her red hood. Whether she is on Broadway, in a comic book, or selling Chanel, she will remain a staple in the fairy tale world for years to come.

This article was written by Kelsey Schultz and Allison Heard of HalloweenCostumes.com.

The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood, who put the Wolf in her place

The second wave of MeToo rose on Russian Twitter: girls and boys spoke about cases of harassment, unwanted attention and abuse by journalists. The culture of violence is sewn into history and social norms, part of which are children's fairy tales. The princesses do not decide anything in them and teach the girls a simple rule: the prince is always right and only he can lead you into people. And it can also kiss without your consent and generally turn out to be stupid and limited.

Laura Lane and Ellen Hawn got tired of the old customs and the weakness of the heroines and rewrote the fairy tale in the book Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling. We are publishing a chapter in which Little Red Riding Hood put in her place an ill-mannered and annoying Wolf who pursued her in a dark forest.

Once upon a time there lived a sensible and spiritual girl, nicknamed Little Red Riding Hood. Her real name was Rose. But everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood, because she wore a cherry-colored cloak with a hood and was short. One day Rosa's mother asked her to take a basket of sweet pastries to her grandmother while she was sick.

- Just look, don't turn anywhere, but go straight to grandma! Mother instructed Little Red Riding Hood. “Don’t walk down poorly lit streets, don’t talk to strangers, and don’t slouch!”

— OK, Mom! Rosa shouted and closed the door behind her.

Once outside, she immediately hunched over. After walking a few blocks down the road to her grandmother's house, she heard a loud whistle from behind a tree.

— Awww!

It was the Wolf!

- Hello, Red. Dear cape, said the wolf. “I bet you look even better under it.”

"That's a pain in the ass," Rose thought. She now had no time for verbal skirmishes with the ill-mannered Wolf. “By the way, how banal he is with his jokes. After all, it is obvious that under the cloak I have clothes!” To somehow distract herself, Rosa took a chocolate chip cookie out of her basket and took a bite.

“Ugh, bad girl, don’t bite the cookie,” the Wolf immediately responded, smiling greasyly. — Can I have a piece too?

"Only an idiot would beg for food from a stranger," thought Rose. "Get off already. "

She thought about tossing him a half-eaten cookie, but it was too tasty to give to someone like Wolf. Instead, she quickened her pace. However, the Wolf was still following her, even when she started running on the footbridge.

“Mmm,” he muttered disgustingly. - Sweetie.

Little Red Riding Hood really wanted the last phrase to refer not to her, but to the cookie. She looked around for a safe place to hide, but all the shops were closed.

The wolf was still following her. Rosa became very uneasy. She did not want to enter into a direct confrontation with the Wolf and anger him, it seemed to him that a look of reproach would affect him. She looked sternly at the Wolf: get lost.

And she turned away sharply.

“Damn, what an ass,” said the Wolf.

It didn't seem to work, Rose thought. She lowered her head and pulled on the hood of her red cloak, hoping that he would take the hint and stop chasing her.

— Why so sad? Well, smile! - said the wolf and began to approach. — What is wrong with you, girl?

He became aggressive. Not paying attention did not help, snapping too. Rose despaired. Her palms began to sweat, blood rushed to her cheeks, and her left eye twitched. She decided to try another method: a sincere monologue.

- Listen, boy. I don't like what you're doing," Rose began. — My grandmother is sick, I go to visit her. It would be great if I could calmly walk down the street without harassment and so on. So that no one comments on my raincoat and my butt. Which, by the way, is not visible, because my raincoat completely covers it! We all walk this earth, trying to coexist. Would you like it if the only thing I saw in you was a fluffy gray tail? That's what makes me uncomfortable.

Out of the corner of her eye, Rose saw the wolf stop. She turned around and went to her grandmother's house. Little Red Riding Hood doubted whether it was necessary to say anything to the wolf at all. What if he has a knife with him? Wolves are quite dangerous, besides, they can have rabies. When she finally looked over her shoulder, the wolf was gone.

“Wow! After all, the right words can really handle the situation, she thought.

But just to be on the safe side, she sent a geotagged sentinel pigeon to her best friend Cleo to let her know where Little Red Riding Hood is. This was often indispensable, for example when you go to a concert in the woods or when you are being chased by a non-domesticated canine.

Soon Rosa was with her grandmother. She knocked on the door and waited. But the grandmother did not open it. Then Rosa tried the door - it was not locked.

— Grandma, hello! It's Rose! she announced. - I brought you all sorts of goodies.

“I’m here, granddaughter,” answered the grandmother.

But her voice sounded unusual - hoarse and creaky. “Poor grandmother,” thought Rosa, “apparently she is very sick.” Rosa went to the door to her grandmother's room at the back of the house and pushed open the door. Grandmother was lying in bed reading a book. But something wasn't right.

“Granny, you have big ears,” Rosa remarked.

- Well, this is to hear you better.

— And what eyes!

— To see you better, granddaughter.

— What a huge mouth!

- Listen, well, this is already too much! Grandma got angry. “Isn’t it nice to point your finger at my big eyes, ears and mouth. You know, with age, the ear cartilage grows, and the eyes are bigger due to new glasses for vision. And I also have a new set of false teeth.

"I'm sorry," Rosa felt uncomfortable. “It’s just that I almost didn’t recognize you in those new glasses. You look great!

- Well, tell me, how is your walk?

“To be honest, not very much,” Rosa answered, jumping onto her grandmother’s bed. - On the way, one ill-mannered Wolf followed me, still did not lag behind.

Rosa told what happened to her on the way here.

“You know,” Grandmother replied, “Even they pester me, at my age.

Rose was not surprised. Indeed, on the streets they pester women of all ages and with different figures.

— I would like to give you some wise advice, but even among my friends there is no consensus on what to do with molesters. We all have our own methods of struggle. Everything depends on the situation. If you do nothing, you feel powerless, and if you try to defend yourself, it can be dangerous. I'm proud of how you handled that stupid bag of garbage. And now, can you still treat me to the buns that your mother baked?

They spent the next hour eating sweet pastries and imagining how they should behave when meeting molesters. Grandma said that she would love to punch them, and Rosa dreamed of how she would give a presentation about molestation on the street and tell why such behavior of men makes women feel insecure.

“I am very glad that you are feeling better,” Rosa said to her grandmother. - Otherwise, I was afraid that the serial killer wolf got into your house, ate you and was waiting for me to eat too.

— Well, no, — answered the grandmother. “Perhaps the Wolf you described was in some gloomy and stranger fairy tale.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, the Wolf continued to harass women. But then his own grandmother, who went out for bread, saw what he was doing. At the moment when he whistled after the young girl, the grandmother crept up to him and knocked him out with a fresh loaf of yeast dough. As he lay on the sidewalk, she gave him a whole lecture on male aggression and toxic masculinity. Since then, he never again molested women on the street.

And she turned away sharply.

“Damn, what an ass,” said the Wolf.

It didn't seem to work, Rose thought. She lowered her head and pulled on the hood of her red cloak, hoping that he would take the hint and stop chasing her.

— Why so sad? Well, smile! - said the wolf and began to approach. — What is wrong with you, girl?

I didn't choose this coat for you. I put it on because I liked it. And to please my mother, because this is the only thing from my wardrobe that seemed pretty to her. For the future, please try to be more respectful when talking to women. Have a good day.

Out of the corner of her eye, Rose saw that the wolf had stopped. She turned around and went to her grandmother's house. Little Red Riding Hood doubted whether it was necessary to say anything to the wolf at all. What if he has a knife with him? Wolves are quite dangerous, besides, they can have rabies. When she finally looked over her shoulder, the wolf was gone.

“Wow! After all, the right words can really handle the situation, she thought.

Soon Rosa was with her grandmother. She knocked on the door and waited. But the grandmother did not open it. Then Rosa tried the door - it was not locked.

- Grandma, hello! It's Rose! she announced. - I brought you all sorts of goodies.

“I’m here, granddaughter,” answered the grandmother.

“Grandma, you have big ears,” Rosa remarked.

- Well, this is to hear you better.

— What eyes!

— To see you better, granddaughter.

— What a huge mouth!

“Listen, this is overkill! Grandma got angry. “Isn’t it nice to point your finger at my big eyes, ears and mouth. You know, with age, the ear cartilage grows, and the eyes get bigger due to new glasses for vision. Also, I have a new dentures.

“Sorry,” Rosa felt uncomfortable. “It’s just that I almost didn’t recognize you in those new glasses. You look great!

— Well, tell me, how is your walk?

“To be honest, not very much,” Rosa answered, jumping onto her grandmother’s bed. - On the way, one ill-mannered Wolf followed me, still did not lag behind.

Rosa told what happened to her on the way here.

“You know,” Grandmother replied, “Even they pester me, at my age.

Rose was not surprised. Indeed, on the streets they pester women of all ages and with different figures.

— I would like to give you wise advice, but even among my girlfriends there is no consensus on what to do with molesters. We all have our own methods of struggle. Everything depends on the situation. If you do nothing, you feel powerless, and if you try to defend yourself, it can be dangerous. I'm proud of how you handled that stupid bag of garbage. And now, can you still treat me to the buns that your mother baked?

They spent the next hour eating sweet pastries and imagining how they would behave when meeting with molesters. Grandma said that she would love to punch them, and Rosa dreamed of how she would give a presentation on molestation on the street and explain why this behavior of men makes women feel insecure.

“I am very glad that you are feeling better,” Rosa said to her grandmother. - Otherwise, I was afraid that the serial killer wolf got into your house, ate you and was waiting for me to eat too.

“Well, no,” Grandma replied. “Perhaps the Wolf you described was in some gloomy and stranger fairy tale.

We have known this translation of S. Ya. Marshak since childhood. But in American cartoons we see Little Red Riding Hood not at all in a hat, but in a raincoat with a hood. What did Little Red Riding Hood actually wear?

The answer is in the original title of the tale: Le petit Chaperon Rouge . That is, a small red chaperon Chaperon is still a hat, not a hood ( capuche ), although both words are similar and have a common origin By the way, in the XIV century (when the folk tale about a girl and an insidious wolf was born) there was a fashion for red chaperones... Over the centuries, the headdress has changed. wool, silk, taffeta, brocade... In a word, a very democratic headdress: wear - whoever you want, neck - whatever you want.0003

By the middle of the 17th century, the fashion for the chaperon was over. When Charles Perrault wrote down the folk tale (about 1695), no one wore the chaperon in France anymore, this headdress was preserved in some places in the villages by dilapidated old women. Nevertheless, the writer called the girl Chaperonchik, and even Red.

So Perrault achieved the desired perception in the reader. It immediately became clear that the matter happened a long time ago (under the king ... more precisely, under King Pea). And it was also clear that the Red Chaperone was not a princess, but a simple village girl.

Where did the "hood" come from? Many centuries ago, the English called the French chaperon the word "hood" [hood], which meant: a hood, a cap, a hood and even a knight's helmet. Then the chaperones disappeared, and the word hood retained the basic meaning of "hood". Therefore, Little Red Riding Hood on the islands of Albion began to be considered the Red Hood.

Modern French people forget their history and, following the Anglo-Saxons, they see Little Red Riding Hood in a hood. It's a pity.

Sources:
lecostume.canalblog.com [1]
lecostume.canalblog.com [2]
theses.enc.sorbonne.fr

: #Perro, #France, #history, #fashion, #fairy tale

Ruqai tribe from Taiwan negritos pygmies.

Learn more

What did little red riding hood wear

“Little Red Riding Hood” — A Tale of 18th Century Fashion? — Ahlstrom Appraisals LLC

Little Red Riding Hood Costume: A Brief History

“Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” (1901)

“Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” (1930)

“The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood” (1965)

“Into the Woods” (1987)

“The Sandman #14: The Doll’s House” (1989)

“Freeway” (1996)

“Pretty When You Cry” by VAST (1998)

“Chanel No. 5”

“Hoodwinked!” (2005)

“A Wicked Tale” (2005)

“Call Me When You’re Sober” by Evanescence (2006)

“Red Riding Hood” (2011)

“Once Upon A Time” (2011)

The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood, who put the Wolf in her place

Ruqai tribe from Taiwan negritos pygmies.

Learn more