The distinctive trousers of the US Navy were first conceived in 1817. Two centuries later, they still have all the charming quirks we love about them: the roominess (they were the original bell-bottoms), the practicality and, of course, those zany buttons – pointless, yet eye-catching.
![Her World](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/magazine/jziPlvop08MDLSbSoGBErUK8xJ5oTcUUpbM3wEUl.png)
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The distinctive trousers of the US Navy were first conceived in 1817. Two centuries later, they still have all the charming quirks we love about them: the roominess (they were the original bell-bottoms), the practicality and, of course, those zany buttons – pointless, yet eye-catching.
Two ways to wear them: modern at 3.1 Phillip Lim or...
![My Reading Room](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/3PbiE3Prrq0pUupRTIkReGVOWvcxM3u3VYbbEFfr.png)
.. Retro at Alice + Olivia.
![Polyester, $59.90, H&M.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/Z2wquyXLyhTouyv06McqMpkaPaPLILhCdcLh1OpU.png)
Polyester, $59.90, H&M.
![Viscose, $136, Topshop.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/YKMuIBYSI6ULY5dzJRg2FsXLfLrZF0J4Em87pLXr.png)
Viscose, $136, Topshop.
![Polyester, $69.90, Mango.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/H0IsAxmYAl63gZciMQXyfKCjXdwQpsSfAYCv2SWx.png)
Polyester, $69.90, Mango.
![Viscose, $89, Mango.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/7kH0J6hoQmVVpcO92E1wF2dk4oxmNHNM63VmfQDt.png)
Viscose, $89, Mango.
![Polyester, $49.90, Topshop.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/bxjVQJTenF2BZn478rzCOqod2Dwk69SbkLG85ox0.png)
Polyester, $49.90, Topshop.
![Polyester, $49.90, Bershka.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/3kJNizc5vSTSj3jvAiFoO4uJJ3dyiKR73BaQzj74.png)
Polyester, $49.90, Bershka.
![Jersey, $713, Alice + Olivia.](https://myreadingroom.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/article/media7dA9xXkd/AK10OHd6BIQgaO8178rz0DPFRzuB3ZpDkYXiCJVM.png)
Jersey, $713, Alice + Olivia.
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