I came across this documentary by the German Archaeological Institute about recreating what is apparently the oldest pair of trousers, which were discovered in a dig in China. It turns out their construction is remarkably complex. Even if you don't have steppe nomad armies it is worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl7siWwzibs
Phew.. and here was me thinking someone had organised a dig in my wardrobe.
See also
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/07/02/39728-2/
and
http://www.spranglady.com/uploads/7/7/0/8/77084287/17_2014_beck_et_al._qi_348_224-235.pdf
Quote from: DougM on May 10, 2021, 02:26:24 PM
Phew.. and here was me thinking someone had organised a dig in my wardrobe.
;D ;D ;D
Glad to see that at least one pair were burgundy. I used that colour for some of my Skythians and it looked good.
Note that while, in the 80s, I had a pair of burgundy shoes, a burgundy jacket and a burgundy jumper I did not stoop to burgundy trousers.
Quote from: Swampster on May 11, 2021, 09:14:08 PM
Glad to see that at least one pair were burgundy. I used that colour for some of my Skythians and it looked good.
Note that while, in the 80s, I had a pair of burgundy shoes, a burgundy jacket and a burgundy jumper I did not stoop to burgundy trousers.
but did you have a ghetto blaster?
Quote from: Holly on May 12, 2021, 08:14:56 AM
Quote from: Swampster on May 11, 2021, 09:14:08 PM
Glad to see that at least one pair were burgundy. I used that colour for some of my Skythians and it looked good.
Note that while, in the 80s, I had a pair of burgundy shoes, a burgundy jacket and a burgundy jumper I did not stoop to burgundy trousers.
but did you have a ghetto blaster?
Bet he had huuuuuge shoulders and a big hair mullet, with blonde tips... 👱♀️
saying 'calm down, calm down'? ;D
Quote from: Holly on May 12, 2021, 09:23:52 AM
saying 'calm down, calm down'? ;D
Did that ever work? Telling someone to calm down?
Quote from: DougM on May 12, 2021, 05:26:37 PM
Quote from: Holly on May 12, 2021, 09:23:52 AM
saying 'calm down, calm down'? ;D
Did that ever work? Telling someone to calm down?
not whilst wearing a purple shell suit and sporting a dodgy perm and moustache it didn't
Oh, the sartorial elegance of years gone by! ::)
I think a photo of Dougs trousers are required after all that.
Sartorial elegance of days gone by, and all that
Quote from: Mark G on May 13, 2021, 06:46:13 PM
I think a photo of Dougs trousers are required after all that.
Sartorial elegance of days gone by, and all that
I sadly no longer have my famous trousers. Think Cargo Pants by Jackson Pollock. Nic (Eureka) offered me an army for them at Cancon one year, then reneged when I started unbuckling my belt. My current trousers are more capacious I'm afraid, but much less 'artistic'.