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Shorts
have their own history. From the beginning of history men wore skirts
and then in the late 14th to early 16th centuries breeches. Breeches
were knee length tight pants worn with hose.
Then knickerbockers were loose breeches and very popular among the population.
They were the fashion for boys around 1863 and worn with a short jacket.
Also knickers refer to ladies to wear.
The next kind of shorts is knee pants. They were short light pants extending
to the knees and worn by boys 8 to 16 years old from the late 19th century.
The word “shorts” came in 1920. In the 1930’s shorts
were popular with adults for camping.
Bermuda shorts were created at the beginning of the 20th century by British
military forces, not in Bermuda, in London. Military troops were already
cutting off their trousers at the knees to get some heat relief. Men had
accepted Bermuda shorts for leisurewear by 1950 and often see paired with
sport one in special men’s fashion magazines.
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