Jodhpurs

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Classic cut jodhpur breeches

The Jodhpur or Jodhpur (after the Indian city of Jodhpur ) calls the rider apparel industry today is a knee-length breeches , mostly on the inside with an abrasion resistant material (. Eg leather) is reinforced. Where the trousers fall over the ankle boots, they are cut a little wider. In contrast to other riding breeches, jodhpurs are not worn with shaft boots but with half boots (so-called jodhpur boots ). They are often used in the field of recreational riding.

Jodhpurs developed at the beginning of the 20th century from Indian riding breeches as they were worn in the Indian princely state of Jodhpur . The British stationed there adopted them as ideal breeches for polo as well as clothing for the cavalry stationed in India . These original jodhpur pants were cut very wide from the knee up and narrow from the knee down. Corresponding to these trousers, trousers with a similar cut are now called jodhpur trousers in the fashion industry.

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