Culotte in the middle of the 17th century is considered to be the ancestor of modern trousers. At that time, the knee length coat "Justaucorps", the shorter "Veste" and the tight and body fitting half pants "Culotte" together appeared on the historical stage, forming the composition form of modern three piece suit and many wearing habits.
The "Culotte" produced in the baroque art period has three buttons on the side of the trousers, and there are flower knots on each layer, forming a true three-dimensional sense. This kind of trousers is also named after the French Earl of Laianthrace because he likes to wear them. With tight trousers and complicated decorations, it formed a unique style of that era.
Baroque clothing is male centered, emphasizing the complexity of decoration almost amazing style. Compared with the development of the Renaissance, it is soft and vigorous. At the same time, its colorful sense of movement is soft and charming because of the excessive decoration, which makes men lack of the strength and strength that men should have. In general, the clothing of the Baroque period reflects a kind of lofty luxury. A book describes the clothing of this period as follows: the era of lace, ribbon, long hair and leather. There is no period in history when men are as charming as this period. This type of dress gradually simplified, and continued to the 19th century, becoming the ancestor of modern suits. And "Culotte" is also recognized as the origin of western trousers.
Until the early 19th century, a kind of half trousers and silk stockings were used as trousers for formal occasions. Later, when riding a horse, a pair of trousers (called Trousers) was put on the coat, which is the prototype of today's trousers. Trousers, originally used as casual pants, were upgraded to evening gift pants in 1817, which is the standard formal trousers.
