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March 1941. "Part of the exhibit of the traveling show 'crime museum' near Fort Bragg, North Carolina." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
Those are palazzo pants. The style was worn by a few trend-setting actresses in the 1920s through 1940s, then resurfaced as a major trend in the '60s. Wearing them is a bit like wearing two tents around your legs.
We often refer to the "good old days" as being a kinder, simpler time. It was also a meager time in almost every aspect of life.
What in the world kind of pants is that woman wearing?
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