BobRingReflections

In a recent blog article, I asked for suggestions for future articles.  My daughter-in-law, Cinta Burgos, suggested (among other topics) that I should write about the history of pants.  Initially skeptical, after a quick investigation, I found a lot of interesting material and decided to go ahead.   Pants have been worn since ancient times.  They are now the most common form of lower-body clothing for men.  Practical and comfortable, there’s no wonder that they’ve been adopted by both sexes as part of their everyday dress.  After a short introduction to “pants terminology,” I will cover the history of pants from ancient times through the present, first concentrating on pants for men, and then the history of pants for women.  I’ll conclude with a look at a couple of practical additions to pants - pockets and belts.  I will primarily focus on pants of Western Culture. My principal sources include “A Brief History of Trousers,” kingandallen.co.uk/journal/2016; “Trousers,” Wikipedi