I ordered these BLESSUME Medieval Mens Pants Colonial Knicker Pants Socks Shoe Covers for my teenage son, who loves costumes. Actually, my whole family loves costumes. All of us love history, and we find the clothes of bygone times much more flattering, romantic, and interesting than today’s jeans and tees. Our house is full of doublets and boots, petticoats and corsets, gowns and capes—you get the picture. I know these are listed on the sales page as “medieval” and “colonial”, but to me, they are evocative of the late 1800s and early 1900s, when young men still wore knickers. You could definitely make these work as a pair of colonial knee britches, too, but these have a definite knickers feel. My son is just about 6’ tall, and he weighs about 200 pounds. He’s built big, he’s not heavy. He has wide shoulders, and sturdy, hairy legs that look great in his kilts. He wears a 44 jacket and buys 38 waist pants, though his waist is about 36”. He likes his clothes a little loose, a touch baggy. We got him these in a L, and it fit him very well. One nice thing about these pants is that you can pull them down to their full length, and cover a bit more of the lower leg, or you can pull them up a bit, and they are a bit puffier in the leg. These also came with white knee socks. The socks are a bit thin, but they fit him fine. There are also two slip on shoe covers. They are black with gold buckles, I think they are maybe supposed to look somewhat Colonial. These knickers can definitely be used in a number of ways as a costume piece. They are knickers, knee britches, and what my husband used to call “stupid pants” when he did a lot of Shakespeare, those loose, baggy pants that look vaguely period style. These are sturdy, and should last for a while. they are nice quality for an inexpensive costume piece. You could also use them for cosplay, or a school play, or any time you need a pair of knickers.
