During the 1920s, the Ivy League schools banned knickers from classrooms. That was the main reason baggy pants made an appearance on college campuses. Those baggy dress pants, called Oxford Bags, were worn over knickers. Oxford bags were 25” wide at the knee and 22” wide at the ankle. Some pant manufacturers made an extreme version of Oxford Bags. The extreme versions were 35” wide at the ankle. Oxford Bags were so popular that suit manufacturers started making suits with baggy pants. The slim British style pant was out and wide ankle pants were in.
Fast forward 97 years and the cool words on fashion row is baggy dress pants. The new baggy pants are not as radical as the 1920s, but MensItaly, the online suit and clothing merchant has a selection of suits and pants reminiscent of the 1920s. The new suits on the MensItaly website are a tribute to the golden days of baggy pleated pants. That’s right. Pleats are back too. The pleats are not as dramatic as the pleats of the 1980s, but they are a pleasant departure from the straight front pants that some men can’t wear due to their body shape.
Fast forward 97 years and the cool words on fashion row is baggy dress pants. The new baggy pants are not as radical as the 1920s, but MensItaly, the online suit and clothing merchant has a selection of suits and pants reminiscent of the 1920s. The new suits on the MensItaly website are a tribute to the golden days of baggy pleated pants. That’s right. Pleats are back too. The pleats are not as dramatic as the pleats of the 1980s, but they are a pleasant departure from the straight front pants that some men can’t wear due to their body shape.
During those golden days of the roaring 20s, college students fell in love with yellow, lime, pale green, sunburn tan, metallic gray and tobacco brown. Thick and thin stripes were also a fashion craze, so it wasn’t unusual to see stripes of pearl/ gray, blue/gray, and an assortment of brown combinations in baggy pants. MensItaly has a selection of baggy dress pants that bring those looks back to life, and based on the response, the demand for baggy pants is just getting started.
Even though pant legs are still 18” wide or less, the 22” wide pant leg is gaining ground on the more traditional look. This is the age of the non-traditional in clothing, politics, and religion so the next big thing in pants could be a resurgence of the Oxford Bag pant. That’s not something a baby Boomer would wear, but Generation Y is ready to try anything that doesn’t resemble the Baby Boomers.
Even though pant legs are still 18” wide or less, the 22” wide pant leg is gaining ground on the more traditional look. This is the age of the non-traditional in clothing, politics, and religion so the next big thing in pants could be a resurgence of the Oxford Bag pant. That’s not something a baby Boomer would wear, but Generation Y is ready to try anything that doesn’t resemble the Baby Boomers.
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