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Breeches (/ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbriː-/ BRITCH-iz, BREE-chiz) are an
article of
clothing covering the body from
the waist down, with
separate coverings for each leg...
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Petticoat breeches were
voluminously wide,
pleated pants,
reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in
Western Europe during the 1650s and
early 1660s.
The very...
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Trousers were worn for
smart day
wear,
while breeches continued in use at
court and in
the country.
During the first half of
the 1820s,
there were
slight gradual...
- an item of
clothing worn on
the lower half of
the body.
The term can
refer to either split skirts,
historical men's
breeches, or women's underpants; this...
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disappeared in
favour of
breeches.
The silhouette,
which was
essentially close to the body with
tight sleeves and a low,
pointed waist to around 1615, gradually...
- Ready-
to-
wear (RTW) – also
called prêt-à-porter, or off-
the-rack or off-
the-peg in
casual use – is
the term for
garments sold in
finished condition in...
- A
breeches role (also
pants role or
trouser role, or Hosenrolle) is one in
which an
actress appears in male clothing.
Breeches, tight-****ing knee-length...
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continued use of tall
boots and
breeches.
Though the term "jodhpurs" was
applied colloquially to this
style of
breeches, they were not true
jodhpurs and...
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Throughout the period, men
continued to wear the coat, waistcoat, and
breeches. However,
changes were seen in both
the fabric used as well as
the cut of these...
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the law, and
to wear the breeches with
the best
white man that
walks upon God's earth.
Lizzie McCloud, a
slave on a
Tennessee plantation during the American...
