men and pants

in preparing this post, there were a list of lame jokes and titles that i came up with. of course, all of them did not meet the final cut (geddit, geddit? final cut!). so some of those titles include 'start panting', 'pant-demonium' and 'penning about pants'. anyway, pants are another article of clothing common to men. a pant in general is a piece of clothing used to cover legs. pants can be made of any material but mostly they are made of cotton, nylon, denim, wool, spandex or polyester.

who moved my shirts? (Abercrombie models - Black Friday tease)

today there is a great variety of different types of pants for men. for men pants are the most important article of clothing as unlike women who can wear dresses and skirts, men only have the option of wearing pants with shirts. still, men’s pants are simpler and fewer in types then women. here are some types of pants used by men:

1) trousers

trousers are straight pants made of cotton, linen, polyester, wool or nylon. usually trousers are made for formal purposes and are worn below dress shirts. trousers have their pockets stitched inwards and can vary with the width of the legs. trousers are widely classified into two categories: pleated and flat front. 

Paul Smith

pleated trousers: these pants are one of the classiest type of pants. these pants have pleats in front and are highly sophisticated, elegant and trendy. pleated trousers can be worn on any occasion whether it’s a dinner, a wedding or a job interview. the best thing about pleated pants is that they have never gone out of fashion. These simple pants go along any dress shirt.

flat front trousers: as the name suggests, flat front trousers are flat from the front. these pants were very popular once, particularly in the 1970s. these pants are made for those who have a slimmer body shape. shirts are usually tucked under the pants when wearing these pants. while buying a flat front pant one must be sure that it fits him perfectly.

2) jeans and denims

jeans and denim

jeans and denims are, by far, the most popular types of pants for men. these are casual pants worn under polo shirts and t-shirts. there is a large variety of jeans and denims available in markets. apart from formal occasions jeans can be worn anywhere, in fact jeans has become dress code for informal occasions.

3) cargo pants

cargo pants are the most comfortable of all the types of pants. these pants are loose and baggy boasting an extremely comfortable and cool look. they are perfect for outdoor activities such as trekking and hiking. cargo pants are made of a hardwearing fabric which is stitched via hard stitching allowing free movements. mostly cargo pants are worn with polo shirts and t-shirts.

hope you are not panting over your pants!

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the ancients: rome

know the popular saying, 'when in rome, do as the romans do'? then there is the idea that 'all roads lead to rome' or how about 'friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!' we may not have noticed it but the roman empire has deeply affected our contemporary way of life hence it is only right that when we take a look at the past, we glance back how fashion was during the ancient roman empire.

clothing in ancient rome generally comprised the toga, the tunic, the stola, brooches and breeches. the dress code of the roman era was, at times, complex because it had to reflect one's position accurately in the social order, one's gender and one's language.

the toga

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

toga dresses

the toga was the dress clothing of the romans, a thick woolen cloak worn over a loincloth or apron. it was taken off indoors , or when hard at work in the fields, but it was considered the only decent attire out-of-doors. free citizens were required to wear togas because slaves would wear tunics. 

the tunic

image from crystallinks

the tunics worn by plebians (common people), herdsmen and slaves were made from a coarse dark material. the tunic worn by patricians was made from white wool or linen. magistrates worn the tunic augusticlavia and senators worn a tunic with broad strips, tunica leticlavia. military tunics were shorter than those worn by civilians.

the stola

picture from latigrec

although the stola was a roman garment, it was inspired by the clothing of ancient greece. it was a staple of fashion in ancient rome spanning from the early roman republic through the roman empire and byzantine empire into the first millennium. probably the most noted image of the stola resides on the fact that it is the garment that the statue of liberty in new york city wears.

the statue of liberty

originally, women wore togas as well but after the second century bc, the toga was worn exclusively by men and women were expected to wear the stola. at that point, it was considered disgraceful for a woman to wear a toga; wearing the male garment was associated with prostitution and adultery.

brooches

roman brooches

breeches

image from francisshaw

breeches are an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate covering for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. the romans, who did not generally wear pants, referred to germanic tribes as braccati, 'wearers of breeches'. trousers - considered barbarous garments worn by germans and persians - achieved only limited popularity in the latter days of the empire and were regarded by conservatives as a sign of cultural decay. 

roman fashions underwent very gradual change from the late republic to the end of the western empire, 600 years later. in the later empire after diocletian's reforms, clothing worn by soldiers and non-military government bureaucrats became highly decorated, with woven or embellished strips, clavi, and circular roundels, orbiculi, added to the tunics and cloaks. these decorative elements usually comprised geometrical patterns and stylised plant motifs, but could include human or animal figures. now you know...

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