Remember our brave hairy men, and our unfortunate soldiers in 1939. Remember the hem of their uniform, with this woolly ribbon twisted like a serpent around the calf above the scullion.
The famous calf band!
Quick to dispose, economical to replace.
This way of dressing the lower leg dates back to ancient times.
The peoples of northern Europe made great use of it.
The gown, which became a dress in the Christian era, accommodated this useful and warm accessory.
The doublets embroidered on the Bayeux tapestry give pride of place to the joyfully colored calf band.
With silk stockings in the Renaissance, the principle is perpetuated.
The nineteenth century, it favors the ease of the pants, but does not cease to vary it.
The pantaloon size seems to be an anomaly with regard to the history of men's fashion.
As the young and old men demonstrate every day, parading in jeans and other tight chinos.
Practice permitted
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