The Fort Downing Trading Co., 7312 NE 353 Hwy. , Old Town, FL 32680
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The Fort Downing Trading Co., 7312 NE 353 Hwy. , Old Town, FL 32680
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French Fly Breeches (les culasse): Popular from mid-1700's to 1770's. 18th century breeches were cut low with tapered legs ending 1" - 2" below the knee. The bottom of the leg closes with a button. Breeches were made from many different colors including green, blue, red, brown, gold, orange and even pillow ticking stripes. Our description & style taken from page 22 of Historic Colonial French Dress by Mary Moyars Johnson, Judy Forbes, & Kathy Delaney. We take extra care in sewing our breeches by double and triple stitching (and then serging) all stress points including the side seams, crotch and fly area so you don't have to worry about your seams ripping out under normal wear. Our breeches have deep working side pockets, button cuffs, a 3" gusset at the back of waistband for easy size adjustment, and pewter buttons. We always prewash and dry (preshrink) the fabric using the hottest settings possible before we ever cut out them out. This extra step assures you that your item will not shrink when you wash it. OUR STANDARD WAIST SIZING: (Note: Historically, 18th century men wore their breeches at the natural waist. However, my experience has been that if you are used to wearing your breeches lower, you will probably be more comfortable wearing these at that same location.) Our sizes are for your ACTUAL Waist measurement DO NOT USE the size of the pants/jeans you buy without comparing that to your ACTUAL WAIST measurement!! Small - Fits waist measurment of 30"-33" Medium - Fits waist measurement of 34"-37" Large - Fits waist measurement of 38"-41" XL - Fits waist measurement of 42"-45" 2XL - Fits waist measurement of 46"-49" Pricing - Call for availabilty
Rev War (1770) Style
Our Drop Front Breeches are made with the same care as mentioned above. They also have deep working pockets, back gusset, buttoned cuff and pewter buttons
DROP FRONT TROUSERS Call for availability Same features as knee breeches.
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Drop Front Breeches. Instead of vertical front, "the front opening was formed by a flap or 'fall' of cloth buttoned to the waistband with three buttons across the front." [Cf Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1809, by Merideth Wright.] 
