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Thread: trews

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    billmcc
    I have noticed some websites sell two types of trews. One type is tartan trousers with a standard height waist and is intended to be worn with a regular suit jacket or an Argyl style jacket. The second kind has a higher (kilt height) waist and is intended to be worn with a short jacket, like a Prince Charlie or a mess jacket, or an Argyl jacket.

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    Don't know how I managed to miss this thread until now... I unwittingly made a comment elsewhere that The Xmarx tartan would make a particularly dandy pair of trews. Not all tartans would be suited to it. IMHO. I think I would prefer the trouser style to the more traditional high waist style so they could be worn with regular jackets... And a local tailor could make them without special knowledge or instructions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacWage
    Historically-> they were TIGHT uniquely tailored items made for each person's body shape. They were cut on the diagonal for flexibility and were worn by the wealthy, who could afford them. Often, they were used as riding pants, also a status symbol that they could afford a riding horse.
    Yep. I have a pair of those, hand sewn from hand-woven wool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moose McLennan
    And even the wee man in the middle is wearing trews!

    M.
    it is actually a wee kilt...

    but it is no in Forbes like the pa & grandpa




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