To avoid missteps, check the following:
1
The buttocks must be supported: they do not sag.
2
No excess material in the crotch.
3
The cut should be sufficiently adjusted without molding you (pockets may appear).
4
For pants worn short (Italian style), you can make a cuffed hem.
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For pants worn short (Italian style), you can make a cuffed hem.
Before purchasing, check the main guarantees of quality of pants:
- thick pocket bags,
- stopping points on the edge of the pockets (equivalent to rivets on jeans),
- buttons made of natural materials (horn, wood, etc.),
- or even quality zips (RIRI, YKK or Talon).
Before purchasing, check the main guarantees of quality of pants:
- thick pocket bags,
- stopping points on the edge of the pockets (equivalent to rivets on jeans),
- buttons made of natural materials (horn, wood, etc.),
- or even quality zips (RIRI, YKK or Talon).
THE MOST COMMON MODELS
- Chinos, originally in gabardine,
- cargos (or trellises), with two side pockets,
- pleated pants,
- harem pants,
- and of course, the so-called “classic” tailored pants.
THE MOST COMMON CUTS
From narrowest to widest:
- Skinny,
- Slim,
- Semi-slim,
- Cigarette,
- the famous straight cut,
- and one exception: the tapered cut (with fitted calves and wider thighs, perfect for athletes).
MATERIALS USED TO MAKE TROUSERS
A list which is, of course, not exhaustive.
THE GABARDINE
THE FLANNEL
VELVET
THE CANVAS
THE TWILL
THE SEERSUCKER
THE PRINCE OF WALES
TROUSERS, ORIGINS AND EVOLUTIONS
In the West, its ancestors are braies (kinds of underpants) which then became breeches and then breeches in the Middle Ages. It was not until the end of the 18th century that the pants we know appeared.
Long reserved for men, designers like Paul Poiret or Coco Chanel were the first to create women's pants. It was still necessary to wait for the cultural revolution of the 60s for pants to become a unisex standard.
We will still note a few feminist figures like George Sand or Marie-Rose Astié de Valsayre who broke the codes very early on.
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