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."
The Rest Of The Story
https://curiosity.com/topics/the-fascin ... et_3121471
The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants
Moderator: Super Moderators
The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants
KARMA RULES
Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities': Voltaire
Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities': Voltaire
Re: The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants
A mind should not be so open that the brains fall out; however, it should not be so closed that whatever gray matter which does reside may not be reached. ART BELL
Everything Woke turns to -Donald Trump
Everything Woke turns to -Donald Trump