I think that's when fall-front trousers were finally going out of style. I read someplace that Brigham Young, the Mormon, was complaining about the new-fangled fly-front ones, and that would be about the right time period.
> I've read this list for years and now need some direction. Can anyone point > me to reference for the evolution of mens trowser closures in the 19th > century? I'm particularly interested in mid 1840's. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
