Trousers
are also known by the name of Pants in Australia, Canada, South Africa
and the U.S and are sometimes called the Slacks or the Breeches.
Trouser is an item of clothing that is worn on the lower part of the
body below abdomen, covering both legs separately. Trousers were first
created and designed for the male genre in the 16th century, however
over the period of time, this form of apparel has become highly in vogue
for the women kind also.
Essential Characteristics for Women Trousers
Length: Trousers cover the body starting from the
waist and go till the top of the foot or stop anywhere from the upper
thigh to the ankle. The trousers which start from the waist and stop
anywhere below the knee or the calf, is called a capri.
Pockets: There could be front pockets and back pockets
in trousers. Jeans are a form of trouser which have comparatively small
pockets that are not so deep as the normal or general trousers.
Another form of trouser called cargo, usually has a lot of pockets from
all sides in it.
Pleats: Pleats are the vertical folds in the trousers
made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing and
stitching them accordingly. Formal trousers have the pleats in them and
jeans usually are preferred without the pleats.
Leg Shape: The trouser legs could be straight, tapered
or widened around the ankles (Boot Cut). The bottom could also be thick
and widened further to ba called the bell-bottoms.
Belt Loops: These may or may not be present in a
trouser, depending upon the fitting of the trouser whether a belt is
required or not.
Types
Women's
Trousers
