Figure 1.--Legiings were not very common in England. The country's relarively moderate climate may be a factor here. This charmingly nostalgic English Christmas card, however depicts leggings. |
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We do not think that leggings were very common in England, but in fact we have very little information. England's relarively moderate climate may be a factor here. Some wealthy children may have worn them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but we think they were not commonly worn. We note Little Lord Fauntleroy illustratins with leggings, but this may reflect American rathr than English fashions. We also note nostalgic English Christmas cards with leggings, so they may have been worn to some extent in the 19th century.
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