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Oxford bags were a loose-fitting baggy form of trousers favoured by members of the University of Oxford, especially undergraduates, in England from the mid-1920s to around the 1950s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The style had a more general influence outside the university, including in America, but has been somewhat out of fashion since then.
In the 1920s men began wearing wide, straight-legged trousers with their suits. These trousers normally measured 23 inches around the cuff. Younger men often wore even wider-legged trousers which were known as "Oxford bags." Trousers also began to be worn cuffed shortly after World War I and this style persisted until World War II due to rationing.
Trousers were relatively narrow and straight and they were worn rather short so that a man's socks often showed. Trousers also began to be worn cuffed at the bottom at this time. By 1925, wider trousers commonly known as Oxford bags came into fashion, while suit jackets returned to a normal waist and lapels became wider and were often worn ...
Formal trousers were originally introduced in the first half of the 19th century as a complement to the then widely worn frock coat.As established formal day attire trousers, they were subsequently introduced to go with the morning dress, which in turn gradually replaced the frock coat as formal day attire standard by 20th century, along with its semi-formal equivalent black lounge suit.
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All types of garments for the lower body which divide into two parts, one for each leg. Compare with the categories for Skirts and Dresses, which do not divide.For one-piece garments which include trousers or shorts for the lower part (like an overall), see One-piece suits.
Trousers are worn on the hips or waist and are often held up by buttons, elastic, a belt or suspenders (braces). Unless elastic, and especially for men, trousers usually provide a zippered or buttoned fly. Jeans usually feature side and rear pockets with pocket openings placed slightly below the waist band.
Men's winter overcoat from 1917; Spring suit fashions in 1918; Members of the Louisiana Five jazz band wear three-piece suits, 1919. Courtesy of Nunez family collection. Photo of The Prince of Wales in a three-piece suit with pleated, cuffed trousers, Homburg hat, 1919. Men's clothing. Visual dictionary illustrations from a Swedish-German ...