Army drum
Juan de Austria with an army drum, around 1572
The army drum was a pair of men's trousers in the Spanish costume of the 16th century.
The trousers got their name from their shape, which looked like two balls. It was heavily padded, plump, covered half the thigh or came down to the knees. For decoration, incisions with colored linings were made. Tights or silk stockings and usually well-padded underpants were worn with the army drum .
The trousers first spread to Western Europe and later across Europe. In Germany she changed to harem pants . In contrast to the harem pants, the army drum was stuffed (the harem pants hung down). At the Spanish court this type of clothing was worn with slight changes until the 18th century.