Not seen one of those before!

[Big and Bashful]

I was in Kingston on Thames yesterday(Kilted). While walking through the place looking for the correct bus stop I saw a woman dressed in something I havent seen and couldn't name. The fabric was shiny, I think it looked similar to a sari type cloth. from a distance it looked skirt like, although between her legs the front and back hems were joined together, so it was almost a bag with her feet sticking out of the bottom. The 'hem' must have been around a foot above the floor. Very odd!

[RichardA]

What like this
http://www.bharatplaza.com/outstanding- ... alwar.html

[Milfmog]

These were quite fashionable in Barcelona a few years ago, however I think I put all of my female colleagues off wearing them when I was asked what they were called in English and I replied that in my local pub I'd heard them referred to as "craptains". When asked why, I explained that it was because the crotch hung so low it looked like the wearer had... You get the picture.

I don't think I ever saw a colleague in one of those again

Have fun,


Ian.

[Big and Bashful]

Not really, that reminds me of a Macabi with the clippy thing clipped. What I saw had the hem running horizontally between the legs, rater than gathered up like this thing. It did have a hint of the soiled nappy look!

[Charlie]

I've seen men in them a couple of times. Once in Wells (my home town) and one more recently in Sidmouth at the folk festival. No-one seemed to take much notice of them.
Something like this (apologies, I'm no artist):

skirt-trousers.jpg

Charlie

[Big and Bashful]

Yeh, a bit like that, don't know what to call it.

[rivegauche]

I saw these on sale in Edinburgh today, as equivalents of skirts and dresses. I didn't try one on - I was looking for more ventilation. Try Monkey Temple in Tollcross.

[crfriend]

Try Monkey Temple in Tollcross.

The name alone puts me off...

[Big and Bashful]

Tollcross? Do I remember Tollcross being in Glasgow? or is there another one?

[rivegauche]

This Tollcross is in Edinburgh. Personally, I love the name Monkey Temple.

[ethelthefrog]

I think the name is "harem pants". No idea why. I've seen a few around. They seem to combine all the disadvantages of trousers and skirts whilst retaining none of the benefits of either. Obviously, those who wear them disagree with me.

[crfriend]

I think the name is "harem pants".

No, "harem pants" are something completely different with the bifurcation going right up to the tops of the legs but with blousing around the legs tapering to a possibly elasticised ankle. As far as trousers go, they're actually quite comfy what with all the room. They just lack a bit in ventilation (unless they're sheer, but if that's the case they're bedroom material).

[couyalair]

The general outline looks like what Turkish men used to wear. The shape is indeed that of a skirt gathered round the ankles. The mount of material between the legs looks heavy and is indeed reminiscent of babywear full of ****. Not particularly attractive.

Harems being connected with Turkey, harem pants would seem to be an appropriate name, and that was the caption of the only picture I found that looked like what I had seen in Turkey.

Google seems to think harem pants, turkish trousers etc are exclusively women's wear.

Martin

[Raakone]

I've heard ridiculously baggy trousers referred to as "parachute pants", "hammer pants" and "homey pants." Yes, they do kind of look like "Turkish trousers"....and it was the Turks who introduced them to the Arabs (the stereotype of middle eastern men in baggy trousers probably comes from the era when the Turks ruled the whole lot)