Pants & Trousers in the Old West

Pants & Trousers in the Old West

Thanks to Wardrobe Supervisor Renee Cloutier for her expertise.

Thanks to Mark Ward for the custom clothes photo.

Plumber image by LillyCantabile from Pixabay 

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[vintagefreak]

Honestly, after wearing them in gunfight shows for years, I’ve come to really enjoy wearing them for camping/outdoor labor. There is something nice about the durability of canvas mixed with the ease of mind having the suspenders hold them up for you. My fiancé calls them my “grandpa pants” but I just can’t stop wearing them!

[tyrport]

“Drill Sargents have no sense of humor” may be the greatest understatement I’ve heard all month.

[Chris_the_Dingo]

We had to call them trousers in marine corps boot camp. I thought it was funny, but drill instructors have no sense of humor...

[jacktribble]

Where would we be without pants? Everyone takes pants for granted until they are without. Best of Days to You and all the Ghostriders.

[martinemson]

Well, I'll be... Me and wifey just came home to Sweden from a trip to the States, in which we toured more or less all of the southwestern part. On a whim we took a tour of a western town set and managed up with a tour guide who provided a really interesting show... And yeah, I couldn't help become more and more interested in the old west... and so I found this channel by random chance... and whatcha know, here's that tour guide again :)
Thank you for sparking the interest and thank you for doing a great tour with this channel even topping that! Keep it up boys!!!

[randygonzalez]

Great Video Santee. As always.
🤠👍🐎 Didn't even think about Pants until this Video. Makes You appreciate the Jeans made Today!? 🤔 🤭 That third small pocket is still useful Today. Take Care Santee. Your Wife is a Laugh Riot. 😂 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[stevenbacon]

My watch pocket holds my Masonic ring and 2 shot shells for whatever pistol I’m carrying at the time.

[alexandersmall]

1:16 In the past I regaled thee with the tale of cloth that assisted me, in such a lesson I covered them, and now this topic, covers me.

[justdustino]

Awesome! Period footwear would be a good topic, too! There were no rubber soles until the 1920s. Even an 1890s pair of rubber boots I saw had leather soles.😎👍

[hacksaw]

I gotta agree with ya Santee about the comfort of Old West pants. I'd wear them everyday if I could. The braces are really helpful for those of us afflicted with the genetic condition of "Noassatol".

[Stallion]

Ah yes, that little pocket we all use to carry our pocket watches in. I call it the pick pocket…, but then again, I’m a guitar player so there’s that.

[GDSavingThePast]

Very interesting and informative Santee.
My favorite part was Mrs. Santee's comment and the rear of the trousers and plumbers crack. Very funny.

[michaelpriest]

A perfect proclamation about the progress of pants from the past to the present. Properly presented perspective of the attire for Papas of the past, whether peasant or patrician.

Well done, old chap!

[Davofromdownunder]

My mother always told me the small pocket was a money pocket, that explains why I lost a lot of folded notes while in the pocket

[stephenrice]

I still use that small pocket for a pocket watch . Very useful .

[joemortimer]

Great episode as always. I think Mrs Santee had a point. 🤠 No crack in back. 🤣 They are very comfortable and with all the events and performances over the years, my historical wardrobe out numbers my modern wardrobe. Sometimes I even wear them around the house doing daily chores or relaxing.

[Leinusje]

You don't know how much I needed this video! I was looking into old west clothing, because I want to draw the characters I used in my books and was thinking about the pants. So thank you very much!

[JimBailey]

Excellent as always Santee. Say hi to the misses. Thanks Santee and have a great weekend. :)

[AlphaTraveler]

Another good one. I would never have thought they had their own thing. HAHAHA. Super cool Santee. Have a great Easter my friend. 👍👍👍

[morganearp]

Great video, as always Santee. I like to wear period trousers every day, and I always have a pair of galluses to hold em up. I can rarely find a period pair at the thrift store near me. However, I like to go to a Mercantile across the state line to get some of my trousers. I hope you and all everybody out there in Arizona have a great rest of your day and week!