Miss Sis
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Apart from making your hips look enormous - but again, the correct fit is flattering on the behind.
Spitfire - You bring up a very good point.Spitfire said:It's actually quite strange that hussars - and other cavallary troopers - in the napoleonic times did not wear flaring riding breeches. And they did a lot of horsebackriding back then...
Hi Les, Any success in your search? Just wondering.Les Gillis said:Thanks for the information. You have both been very helpful.
Les
Evan Everhart said:...Sadly, there is only one tailor left in the entire world who still makes custom made riding breeches without any elasticated material or, for that matter, even knows how!..
BellyTank said:Is that the American World, or the whole World..?
Who IS this Tailor?
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Lone_Ranger said:You've hit on something interesting. Before stretch material allowed for today's tight fitting breeches, the flare in the hip was to allow the extra material, that was needed because it didn't stretch. The flared or pegged breeches go back to the early 1900's.
Before that, even though there was no stretch material, the breeches didn't have the same pronounced flair. Think Civil War, and Indian War cavalry, for the mid-to-late 1800's. Previous to that, say the Napoleonic era. The cavalry wore breeches for full dress, and on campaign they wore "campaign trousers," a type of overalls, that had leather reinforcing on the inside of the leg, and fastened with buttons down the outside of the leg.
How were they able to accomplish the task without the flare, and without stretch material? Good tailoring?
Evan Everhart said:Gawd I LOVE riding breeches! I wear mine almost more than my suits and frock coat! The flare at the thigh or knee is to allow for ease of movement without the use of elasticated or stretchy (in the modern sense of the word) fabrics/fibers. Sadly, there is only one tailor left in the entire world who still makes custom made riding breeches without any elasticated material or, for that matter, even knows how! The world is heading towards the darkness of barbarism in our mass-production craze.
Wolfmanjack said:I just bought these.
At less than $20 for 4 pair, I simply couldn't resist.
I'll write a review when they arrive.