Hose (clothing)

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in paned trunk hose and cannions, and his son in loose slops, 1602.]] Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing Clothing

Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings fo...

for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages Middle Ages

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through the seventeenth century 17th century

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, when the term fell out of use in favor of breeches Breeches

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and stocking Stocking

A stocking is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment [i] covering the foot [i] and lower pa ...

s. In earlier usage, hose was singular and the plural was hosen . Early hose were fitted to the leg, and fifteenth century 15th century

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hose were often particolored, having each leg a different color, or even one leg made of two colors.

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Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing Clothing

Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings fo...

for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages Middle Ages

The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history [i] ...

through the seventeenth century 17th century

As a means of recording the passage of time [i], the 17th century was that century [i] which lasted from ...

, when the term fell out of use in favor of breeches Breeches

Breeches are an item of clothing [i] covering the body from the waist [i] down, with separate coverings ...

and stocking Stocking

A stocking is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment [i] covering the foot [i] and lower pa...

s.

In earlier usage, hose was singular and the plural was hosen .

Early hose were fitted to the leg, and fifteenth century 15th century

Tights are a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet.
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, and were open from the crotch to the leg. When very short doublets were in fashion, codpiece Codpiece

A codpiece is a flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers [i] to provide ...

s were added to cover the front opening.

By the sixteenth century 16th century

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, hose had separated into two garments: upper hose or breeches and nether hose or stockings.

From the mid-sixteeth to early seventeenth centuries, a variety of styles of hose were in fashion. Popular styles included:

Trunk hose or round hose, short padded hose. Very short trunk hose were worn over cannions, fitted hose that ended above the knee.
Slops or galligaskins, loose hose reaching just below the knee.

Trunk hose and slops could be paned or pansied, with strips of fabric over a full inner layer or lining.

Pluderhosen, a Northern Europe Northern Europe

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an form of pansied slops with a very full inner layer pulled out between the panes and hanging below the knee.
Venetians, semi-fitted hose reaching just below the knee.

References

Janet Arnold: Patterns of Fashion: the cut and construction of clothes for men and women 1560-1620, Macmillan 1985. Revised edition 1986.

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