Spanish breeches
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Spanish breeches are stiff and close-fitting ungathered breeches
. They were popular from 1600–1650. In the 1660s petticoat breeches
surpassed them in popularity throughout most of Western Europe,
Breeches
Breeches are an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles...
. They were popular from 1600–1650. In the 1660s petticoat breeches
Petticoat breeches
Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The very full loose breeches were usually decorated with loops of ribbons on the waist and around the knee. They were so loose and wide that they...
surpassed them in popularity throughout most of Western Europe,