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Le 03/07/2024 à 14:09, Antonio Marques a écrit :
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>  From what I can tell, skirts and dresses were the standard garments for
> blokes pretty much everywhere until very recently. It was women with
> trousers that were considered unnatural.

I suspect it's a matter of technology. A skirt is simpler to make than a 
pair of trousers, so would be the natural choice for primitive Man. 
We've now reached the point where we can make sophisticated Woman's 
synthetic elastic leggings.