L&T Archive 1998-2003

The rise of trousers and the fall of breeches
In Response To: The way men dressed.. ()

As so often in discussing changes in JA's time, the replacement of breeches by trousers has to do with the French Revolution. Follow this link to an earlier discussion

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The way men dressed..
Showing some leg...
More on men
Thanks a lot...
Darcy looks cheesy to me...
Yes the pumps
Men in Trousers
Differences in taste...
Indeed, Debra, one must allow for that
Silk slippers
The rise of trousers and the fall of breeches