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The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants

Post by Doka » 07-26-2018 04:16 AM

The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants


There's a ritual in this Curiosity writer's house that goes down every weeknight at about 7:30 p.m.: The jeans come off, the PJs come on, and "No Pants Zone" is sung at full volume. The fact is, pants may have been the style du jour of the past couple of millennia, but they're hardly the most comfortable form of legwear. So who invented them in the first place — and why?

In fourth-century C.E. Rome, the wealthy elite were scandalized by a new sartorial presence on their civilized streets: pants. They were considered to be the clothing choice of the barbarian. By that time, many Goths and Huns had become official members of the Roman army, but their bold habit of striding around the city wearing pants made native-born Romans nervous — hadn't they ever heard the saying about what to do when in Rome? By 399, the city had not one but two laws banning pants and boots from the city, under threat of "punishment according to legal status."

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