Myself and my friend Abby (her Instagram is here) spent a day obsessing over all things Little Women and decided that, once she's graduated, we needed to make 1860's costumes. While researching for this project I remembered the 1860's Pantaloons from Jill Salen's 'Vintage Lingerie' and decided I wanted to recreate them as part off my ensemble.
In the first half of the nineteenth century women wearing pantaloons became more popular. These garments would be worn as a base layer with a chemise. All pantaloons had a split crotch for when their wearer went to the loo, and was actually considered to be more modest than a joined crotch would have been. The bottom hems of pantaloons would often be embellished with frills and lace.
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| A pair of 1860's pantaloons from The Met |
