Men's Trousers

In the mid eighteen hundreds, men were expected to change clothing several times a day but had little to choose from in the way of fashion.

Very much unlike the men of today who will wear the same t-shirt day in and day out unless reminded to change.

In the early nineteen twenties, the knickerbocker was introduced as the newest in men's fashion for pants/trousers, and was shortened to the term knickers, which did not refer to a ladies undergarments but to the length of men's trousers. The baggy fashion jeans and trousers worn by the youth of today were first introduced in 1925, but even then were still not quite as baggy as the trousers of today.

Today's men's fashion trousers consist of a wool/stretch mix, and are easier to clean than woolen trousers alone. The wool mix flat front is the new style for the conservative dresses, with the zipper on the side of the trouser-just like they originally were when trousers were first made. The sleek front look has made a come back after fifty years or more. Corduroy or chinos (khaki) men's trousers are still a good choice for the fashion conscious in the fall and winter months, and corduroy is reinforced at the seams now, helping them not to fray, a one time complaint about the fabric.

Of course the cotton fabric of the denim jeans - both black and blue - are still the preferred leg wear for men. Denim never made it into the office for men's fashion except on casual day, but the idea has stuck around for casual wear forever. These trousers are timeless classics. For a more modern look, the style to hit the runways are fabrics with a metallic sheen to them for the trousers best suited to wear when clubbing, or out on the town in the spring and summer for the newest fashion for men's trousers.

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