Pedal pushers are calf-length trousers that were popular during the 1950s and the early 1960s. First seen as knickerbockers or "knickers," they were baggy trousers that extended to or just below the k
A woman wearing denim pedal pushers on Broadway in SoHo, New York City (Summer 2011).
Male in cropped jeans (man-pris)
Loose-fit, black, bike Capris
Knickerbockers, or knickers in the United States, are a form of baggy-kneed breeches, particularly popular in the early 20th-century United States. Golfers' plus twos and plus fours are similar. Until
Pedal pushers
…Pedal pushers are calf-length trousers that were popular during the 1950s and the early 1960s. First seen as knickerbockers or "knickers," they were baggy trousers that extended to or just below the knee and were most commonly fastened with either a button or a buckle…
Example of American knickers
The Akron Pros won the first American professional football championship in 1920.
Women wearing knickerbockers, Minnesota, 1924
Alice Manfield wearing a style of knickbockers in the early 20th century for her work as a mountain guide in Australia