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Comment on We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Pants used to be two parts that were joined by lacing them together like shoes at the crotch. So weaving lashed together from the belly button to the groin to the ass and back up to the lower back.

I believe puffy white undershorts would be worn underneath, and sometimes a codpiece.

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vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s a whole image right there … got any evidence of this?

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- CrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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  medievalbritain.com/type/…/medieval-trousers/
  
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  - vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s interesting. The Encyclopaedia Britannica appears to contradict this, stating:
    
    However, there doesn’t seem to be much evidence in reference sources to support this theory.
    
    Source: see the reply by @Nougat@fedia.io to you.
    
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    starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There are plenty of examples on medieval paintings, though.
    
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