Re: MtMan-List: Leggings into pants

[mxhbc@TTACS.TTU.EDU (Henry B. Crawford)]

Good point, John.  The leggings I recently aquired are the over the thigh
Plains type, which I tie to a sash to keep them up (a task in itself, let
me tell you.)  I use them with a wool breechclout.  I wore them all day
yesterday in 100 d. heat (West Texas, you know) and they were comfortable
with a capital C.  Good ventilation on a hot day at the cook fire (we had
steak and brats)  BTW I wore them with plains mocs and a CW military (Yank)
vest and slouch hat.  Black Indian scouts??  Ubet.  Field testing a new
outfit, as it were.

I have a pair of the SW calf-high style "botas d'ala" or "winged boots,"
sometimes simply called "botas" which I made about 13 years ago.  The
Eastern ones I don't have, but I don't need them anyway.

Good idea to distinguish the different styles of items which are often
given the same name.

Cheers,
HBC


>For some of the newer readers I think perhaps we should note there are several
>variations of leggings.  Some of the postings don't  make clear to which style
>they are referring.
>
>There are Eastern style leggings, Plains style leggings, and Southwest style
>leggings, and probably more style leggings.  Some come to the waist and tie to
>a thong or belt; some like Southwest are only calf high similar to women
>leggings. Calf high leggings are basically a rectangle of leather (sometimes
>decorated) which ties above the calf, perhaps for much the same reason as
>chaps
>to protect the riders lower legs in brushy country.  Waist high leggings can
>be: shaped or straight cut, with or without fringes, flaps, ribbons, bells,
>tassels, thimbles, paint, moose hair, quills or other decoration like buttons,
>bangles and beads.
>
>I hope this is clarifying, I am far from expert on all the variations and
>nuances of leggings.
>
>John...
>
>Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.
>John Kramer  <kramer@kramerize.com>

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