Trousers are also called as breeches or Slacks. These are the clothing worn on the lower part of the body. These cover both the legs separately. Since, 18th century, trousers were considered as the standard lower-body clothings for the male. From the 20th century, trousers had been started to prevalent among the female also. Trousers are worn at the waists or hips. To hold up these trousers in their position, belts, braces or other fastenings can be used.

Characteristics of Men's Trousers
Men's Trousers have the following characteristics:

• Length:
  men's trousers are stretchable from the waist/hip to the top of the foot. Some Men's trousers have separate legs using usually zippers. It allows the men to wear these trousers as shorts.
• Pockets:
  Usually, there are front and back pockets in the men's trousers. But, the back pockets are compulsory. In jeans, there may have a small fifth pocket inside the right front pocket. This pocket is called as "coin pocket".
• Turn-ups or cuffs:
  These are the bottoms, which are sometimes found in the trousers.
• Pleats:
  These are found in the front of the looser fit of the men's trousers. These run vertically from top to bottom.
• Waist band:
  In some men's trousers, these elastic bands are present.
• Fly:
  Fly makes the dressing easier and without undressing, urination is possible for men. The fly is differentiated on the basic of its closure mechanism: buttons, and zipper.
• Leg Shape:
  The shape of the men's trousers may be different. These are tapered to be snug around the ankles, straight, widen at the ankles. If the bottom is flared, then these men's trousers are called as "bell-bottoms".
• Belt loops:
  In men's trousers, these belt loops may be present or not. These are used to fasten the belts or to decorate the waist portion of the trousers.

Men's Trousers: Common Features

• Style : Flat front ( no pleats), One pleat, Two pleat
• Front Pocket : No cigar pocket, Cigar pocket
• Rear Pockets : No pocket, One pocket, Two pockets
• Cuffs : No trouser cuff, Add trouser cuffs
• Colors : Charcoal grey, Dark green, Dark charcoal grey, Grey beige, Midnight blue, Navy blue, Black, Other

Traditional Fit vs. Full Fit Trousers

Traditional Fit Men's Trousers	Full Fit Men's Trousers
These have full cut	These have straight cut.
The front rise is regular	The front rise is short.
Have side access pockets	Have side assess pockets.
Have single pleat	Have double pleats.
These are available in 100% Cotton- Drill and Bedford Cord.	Same as Traditional Fit Trousers

Fibers used for Men's Trousers
As the style is growing up, number of different type of fibers are entering in the paradigm of Men's Trousers. Today, a wide range of different fibers are being used for making men's trousers. These are: linen, cotton, stretch, wool, nylon, polyester, silk, twill, microfibers, denim etc.

Men's Trouser Styles
Today, the Men's Trousers are available in different styles. Some of the trouser styles have been adopted by us for our own functional convenience and rest of the styles are the result of mere imitation of one another. Some of the styles of Men's trousers are:

• Casual Men's Trousers
• Convertible men's trousers
• Athletic Men's Trousers
• Slacks
• Jeans
• Work Men's Trousers
• Chinos
• Cargo
• Combat Trousers
• Chinos Trousers
• Tailored Trousers
• Drawstring Trousers

Men's Trouser: Brands
Today, different type of stylist Mens' trousers are available in the market. It is estimated that in India only, the sales turnover of men's trousers is around Rs. 2000 crores. To grab the vast market potential of the global men's trouser market, different companies have been emerging in the market with their respective brand. The few popular brands of men's trousers are:

• Crag hoppers
• Dickies
• Blend of America
• Gasp
• Nike
• Lands End
• Hugo Boss
• Diesel
• Farah
• Carhartt
• Charles Tyrwh
• Dockers

Tips about Men's Trousers
In around 5th century, trousers came to Wester Europe from Eastern Europe. The Greeks and Romans had been using trousers before 5th century. But these trousers were not like as today's formal trousers. But, today, we are using both types of trousers, the formal and informal/causal trousers.

• If the casual trousers have cuffs just like the formal one, then these will be better looking.
• Today, we have been using trousers of both types: with pleat trousers and without pleat trousers, but it is advisable that if a person has washboard stomach, then he should use pleats trousers.
• The length of the trousers should be adjustable enough, so that these can cover the shocks and cover the shoes.
• To hold-up the trousers in the waist, always a formal belt should be used instead of any other thing.
• Dry cleaning is preferred for formal as well as casual trousers. This will maintain the crease of the trousers properly. In case of corduroy and linen trousers, after washing these trousers should be kept stiffly on a hanger either of wood or plastic, no need to iron them.
• Usually, the formal trousers are long lasting rather than the casual trousers, because casual trousers are used more frequently than the formal trousers.