knee pants
Old-fashioned short trousers
Knee pants are trousers that end at or just below the knee.
The term typically refers to boys' clothing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when short pants were standard for young males before they graduated to long trousers: He wore knee pants until he was twelve.
The style persists in certain formal or traditional contexts, such as colonial costumes or school uniforms.
- knickerbockersLoose breeches gathered at knee
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- woolSheared animal fiber
tweed · argyle · schoolboy · Victorian · Edwardian · suspenders · cuffs · tailored · tailored fit · golfer · golf course · country club · newsboy · little boy · pleated · waistband · stockings · cap
- cropped pantscapris, pedal pushers, clam diggers, cropped jeans, summer crops
knee pantslong pants
Trousers reaching the ankle
long trousers · slacks · dress pants · jeans · chinos
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