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Then there’s de Lesseps, a charmer so adept at the art of seduction that Casanova would quake in his pantaloons watching her work.

By the early 19th century, pantaloons emerged as a practical part of any outfit for men and women because they kept outer wear clean by absorbing dirt and sweat.

A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.”

She fixed the problem by adding full-length pantaloons.

Around the turn of the next century, an Australian actress named Annette Kellerman toured the U.S., donning a one-piece bathing suit instead of traditional pantaloons and performing inside a glass tank.