History Main / OldTimeyAnkleTaboo

* This {{Website/Tumblr}} post makes fun of the trope:

* Everyday activities such as climbing stairs, getting into or out of carriages, or picking up their skirts on muddy roads would've led to plenty of exposed ankles in Victorian life, especially for working-class women.
* Dresses for young girls tended to have shorter hemlines than those for adult women, [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/1868-skirt-lengths-girl-ages-Harpers-Bazar.gif who would don longer skirts once they came of age.]]
* Theatrical costumes often showed far more leg, at least until knee level.

* There were even [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-table-legs-covering-myth myths]] where legs of ''furniture'' were covered as part of the perceived over-prudishness of the Victorian era. In truth they were most likely covered for practical reasons against dust and damage, but the myth was started from a British navy captain satirizing on ''American'' prudishness .

* Everyday activities, such as climbing stairs and getting into or out of carriages, or picking up their skirts on muddy roads, would probably lead to plenty of exposed ankles in Victorian life, especially for working-class women.

* There were even [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-table-legs-covering-myth myths]] where even legs of ''furniture'' were covered as part of the perceived over-prudishness of the Victorian era, when they only covered their tables for practical reasons against dust and damage, and the myth was started from a British navy captain satirizing on ''American'' prudishness .

* Everyday activities, such as climbing stairs and getting into or out of carriages, would probably lead to plenty of exposed ankles in Victorian life, especially for working-class women.

* The ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E18UpTheLongLadder Up the Long Ladder]]" has the ''Enterprise'' pick up a colony who live like stereotype Irishmen from centuries ago. In one scene, a FieryRedhead comes onto Riker by showing him her ankles and asking where she can wash her feet. It's apparently more of a traditional custom than a real issue of modesty, since she spends half the episode [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]].

* There were even [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-table-legs-covering-myth myths]] where even legs of ''furniture'' were covered as part of the perceived over-prudishness of the Victorian era, when they only covered their tables for practical reasons against dust and damage, and the myth was started about satirizing ''American'' prudishness from a British navy captain.

A subtrope of FullyClothedNudity and OurNudityIsDifferent. See also ChangedMyJumper for when this comes into play with time travelers.