On 3/20/2013 5:34 PM, Jean Waddie wrote:
But in the UK, certainly modernly, it's always knickerbockers. Knickers are female underwear, only.
One of my favorite speakers on costume history once began a lecture at an international conference by saying, "I considered giving this presentation wearing knickers and a vest." The Americans in the audience may have thought she had a quirky fashion sense, but the Brits were horrified. The speaker went on to discuss the problems of fashion terminology in historical sources.
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