Hose (clothing)

Leg Warmers are a legwear the unconnected two legs there.

History

Leg Warmers are the predecessors of today's pants. It is a kind pair of hosiery or individual legs. The leg warmers are held by ribbons or loops on a belt. The previously oldest evidence of leggings comes from the Neolithic glacier corpse Ötzi.

It should be noted that the word legging is a modern creation, to avoid confusion between the modern concept trousers and the Middle High German pants.

In the Middle Ages leg warmers be used widely in the general fashion. Medieval leggings were fixed with Nestelbändern at the Brouche and covered the entire feet. Less often they had only a web.

For the use of leg warmers in the open air you can still drew shoes or boots over them; indoors, however, you knew they often directly with a leather sole and carried her shoemaker. They were worn in the long form exclusively by men. Women, however, often wore knee high leg warmers, which were attached by means of garter and thus more reminiscent of modern knee socks.

Until the 14th century, the leggings were attached with a ribbon belt at the Brouche. Later they were angenestelt to the doublet, as it was called tethering. To gain a better hold of the leg warmers, they were often used in addition to knee ligaments, who sat directly below the knee.

During the 15th century, the leg warmers became longer and longer, so they were finally stitched together and the modern trousers made ​​.

Today

Cold protection

Nowadays leg warmers are still widely used as functional clothing in cycling. They are similar to a hold-up stockings worn as protection against the cold for the legs when carrying a pair of pants would be too costly. An even shorter form is the knee Ling, who will only protect the delicate knee joints from cold and moisture. Both are made of highly elastic synthetic material and brushed on the inside for winter use.

Occupational Safety and Health

Also as Beinling is called special protective clothing today. The leg Ling is strapped to the leg and wraps it ideally completely like a pant. Thus, for example, Cut resistant leg warmers for use with chain saws used. The function is similar to a safety trousers. Today used cut protection leg warmers are two individual legs that can be closed on the inside or outside of the legs by a zipper around the respective leg. The top winners will be wrapped around the belt of normal pants and held in place by a Velcro or snaps. The leg warmers can be tightened faster than protection trousers and take up less space.