Until the end of the 18th century, bifurcated European garments took forms such as breeches, knickerbockers, and pantaloons. By 1820 trousers as they are known today had come into general use among men.
Breeches were worn instead of trousers in early modern Europe by some men in higher classes of society.
In the fourth century, Mediterranean cultures began wearing pants. Celts under Roman rule wore pants at the time, and Roman styles of pants likely came from them. Pants were much more suited to the cold climates of Northern Europe, and so expansion into Germany, France, and Britain made them locally popular.
Originally known as “slops”, trousers were loose-fitting and ended at the ankle. As trousers were adopted, long stockings with decorative clocks were replaced by half-hose, all but destroying the stocking industry, which had thrived since breeches had become fashionable.
Knickerbockers or “knickers” are full or baggy trousers gathered at the knee or just below and usually fastened with either a button or buckle. Knickerbockers were initially worn by men in the late 19th century and gradually became part of women's fashion.
Trousers in Medieval times were mainly worn by commoners and soldiers since they were more practical for outdoor activities. During the early middle ages, trousers were frequently baggy and were made of coarse fabrics such as wool and linen. As the middle ages progressed, the nobles also began to wear trousers.
Men in this time period did not wear long pants. Their pants, called "breeches", came to just below the knee. They had a button fly and pockets and often buttoned at the knee as well.
The Victorians were very squeamish about the word 'trousers'. They called them their 'inexpressibles', 'round-me-houses', and 'sit-upons'.
Men wore tunics and long stockings or leggings to keep them warm as they worked the fields, while women wore long dresses and chemises as they toiled in the home. During the winter months, peasants made use of simple cloaks, woolen hats, and mittens.
Pants were also called 'breches' or 'braes,' which were trousers that went just below the knee, where they were tied or fastened. Some of these pants also were tied at the ankle. Today we would call them breeches or knickers.
It actually wasn't until the early 19th century that Western men stopped mixing bloomers, skirts and long shirts with their wardrobe of breeches and stockings, and adopted slim trousers as standard masculine attire .
In 1972, the Education Amendments of 1972 passed in the United States, which, as part of the Title IX non-discrimination provisions, declared that dresses could not be required of girls. Dress codes thus changed in public schools across the United States. In the 1970s, trousers became quite fashionable for women.
The Great Male Renunciation (French: Grande Renonciation masculine) is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which Western men stopped using brilliant or refined forms in their dress, which were left to women's clothing.
Humans used tree barks, leaves, and animal skins as a primitive form of clothing.
They were commonly hand-knitted of wool or linen. Elastic had not been invented yet, so stockings were held up with garters. These garters could be made of ribbon, knitted or leather strips and might tie or buckle on above or below the knee. This man wears knitted garters.
Cavemen , or Neanderthals wore clothing mostly made from the skins of animals they hunted . The clothing was often heavy and thick , to protect against the elements , especially exposure to the cold . The skins were crafted into crude shirts , pants and even shoes , often hel together with a primitive form of string .
Peasant Clothing
Peasant men wore stockings or tunics, while women wore long gowns with sleeveless tunics and wimples to cover their hair. Sheepskin cloaks and woolen hats and mittens were worn in winter for protection from the cold and rain. Leather boots were covered with wooden patens to keep the feet dry.
Until the end of the 18th century, bifurcated European garments took forms such as breeches, knickerbockers, and pantaloons. By 1820 trousers as they are known today had come into general use among men.
During this era, men continued to wear tunics, cloaks, and trousers which did not vary much from their previous counterparts. Coifs became popular head-coverings and appeared to be "flat round cap[s]". Long stockings, with feet attached, were in style, and leg bandages and shoes continued to be worn.
He then began producing all sorts of rubber products, including condoms. Around the 1840s, as more rubber products were produced the price of condoms fell and their popularity skyrocketed to the point that condoms began being called “rubbers.”
Victorian slang for breasts was 'Cupid's kettledrums'.
dacks (daks) – trousers, most likely derived from the London clothier Daks (founded in 1894). Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers. To dak someone is to pull their pants down.
Men's fashionable clothing consisted of a linen shirt with collar or ruff and matching wrist ruffs, which were laundered with starch to be kept stiff and bright. Over the shirt men wore a doublet with long sleeves sewn or laced in place. Doublets were stiff, heavy garments, and were often reinforced with boning.
World's Oldest Pants - Archaeology Magazine. Radiocarbon dating of two pairs of trousers discovered in a cemetery in western China has revealed they were made between the thirteenth and tenth centuries B.C., making them the oldest known surviving pants by almost 1,000 years.
The luxurious outfit that men from the 18th century nobility would wear, the habit à la française, is composed of a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. It also included a pair of silk stockings, a jabot, a linen or cotton shirt with decorative cuffs, and a cravat (a neckcloth).