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The history development of trousers |
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| Release time:2013-05-07 Source:admin Reads: | |
| Trousers of various design were worn throughout the Middles Ages in Europe, especially by males. Loose-fitting trousers were worn in Byzantium under long tunics, and were worn by many of the tribes, such as the Xiongnu Hun that migrated through Europe in the Early Middle Ages, as evidenced by both artistic sources and such relics as the 4th-century costumes recovered from the Thorsberg bog. Trousers in this period, generally called brais, varied in length and were often closed at the cuff or even had attached foot coverings, fabric labels, although open-legged pants were also seen. By the 8th century there is evidence of the wearing in Europe of two layers of trousers, especially among upper-class males. This under layer is today referred to by costume historians as “drawers,” although that usage did not emerge until the late 16th century. Over the drawers were worn trousers of wool or linen, which in the 10th century began to be referred to as breeches in many places. Tightness of fit and length of leg varied by period, class, and geography. Open legged trousers with fabric labels can be seen on the Norman soldiers of the Bayeux Tapestry. In the 14th century it became common among the men of the noble and knightly classes to connect the hose directly to their pourpoints rather than to their drawers. In the 15th century, rising hemlines led to ever briefer drawers until they were dispensed with altogether by the most fashionable elites who joined their skin-tight hose back into trousers. Although Charlemagne is recorded to have habitually worn his trousers, donning the Byzantine tunic only for ceremonial occasions, the influence of the Roman past and the example of Byzantium led to the increasing use of long tunics by men, hiding most of the trousers from view and eventually rendering them an undergarment for many. As undergarments, these trousers became briefer or longer as the length of the various medieval outer-garments with fabric labels changed and were met by, and usually attached to, another garment variously called hose or stockings. |
