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I would like your expert opinions on what the "official" difference is between trousers and leggings or hose. Is it just that trousers aren't as fitted in the legs? Or are trousers one piece while leggings are two?
Trousers are a loose fitting garment typically reaching down from waist to the knee or the ankle. Related to the word trews, which now means close fitting tartan plaid pants, but used to mean any kind of trousers. Breeches, by comparison are typically only knee length.
Leggings typically cover from the ankle to the knee, but can go higher, esp if worn with garters or suspenders to hold them up. Leggings are also considered closer fitting than trousers.
Hose cover the foot and lower part of the leg, though historically they reached higher. Hose were typically worn with knee breeches, or just tied on to a doublet.
So, I think the differences have to do with which parts of the body are covered more than how many pieces they come in.
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