Yes, I did mean the 1980s and "capri" is another one, Cynthia! And Carol may be right, where my memories blended '70s with the '80s...but I do distinctly remember asking Mom to take me shopping for a pair of knickers, pants that came to a gather just below the knee, during my childhood. Honestly, it's something I'd rather not admit to so I'll trust you all to keep it a secret! ;)
Like I said, every time they come back into fashion, there's a new name for the same recycled style! LOL! 'Bella On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 1:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > There was a short fad for knickers in the mid to late 1970s for women. > Gauchos were another one, loose pants that ended below the knee - sort of > like a split skirt. > For both, you might wear them with a blouse and matching vest. > > Culottes were a skirt/shorts combo, just above the knee. They might have a > wide leg or a separate panel for the skirt effect. Sporty, I remember my > mom wearing them for golfing. > > Capri pants are high ankle or low calf length, and are currently > fashionable, and were various times back as far as the 1950s. I think of > Audrey Hepburn in them. > > Pedal pushers were long-ish shorts, I think just below the knee? But a > regular pants width, not flared and not gathered. I remember them from the > 1960s, but could be earlier. > > -Carol > > > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Sybella <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In the '80s people called pants that ended just below the knee > >> "knickers." > > > > Assuming you mean 1980s: I recall "Capri pants" for women,not knickers. > > > >> Before that, they were "peddle pushers." And I think there's at least > >> one > >> other name for them. "Knee highs," maybe? It seems every time they come > >> back into fashion, they are called something else. > > > > Probably, pedal-pushers as that what my mom called the things they > > went bicycling in in the 1950s. > > > > Also, Knickers strikes me as something an early 20th c golfer or > > upperclass sport hunter (male) might wear. > > --cin > > Cynthia Barnes > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
