▁sk ir ts ▁might ▁almost ▁meet ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁wa ist . ▁ ▁F rock ▁co ats ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁ni pped - in ▁wa ist ▁and ▁full ▁sk ir ts . ▁Very ▁fashion able ▁sle e ves ▁were ▁gathered ▁or ▁ple ated ▁into ▁a ▁slightly ▁pu ff ed ▁" leg ▁of ▁m utton " ▁shape . ▁ ▁Co ats ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁w ool ▁or ▁vel vet , ▁and ▁j ew el ▁colors ▁like ▁bott le ▁green ▁and ▁mid night ▁blue ▁were ▁high ▁style . ▁ ▁Double - bre asted ▁co ats ▁were ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁fashion ▁throughout ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Tr ous ers ▁and ▁b ree ches ▁Tr ous ers ▁under w ent ▁a ▁notable ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁The ▁new ▁fit ▁was ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁un c outh ▁to ▁wear ▁att ire ▁that ▁looked ▁wealth y . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁p ant ▁changed ▁from ▁below ▁the ▁kne e ▁to ▁below ▁the ▁an k le ▁and ▁the ▁fit ▁of ▁the ▁p ant ▁lo os ened ▁slightly ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁p ants ▁featured ▁a ▁small ▁wa ist line ▁and ▁fla red ▁out ▁slightly ▁at ▁the ▁hip ▁with ▁small ▁ple ats , ▁creating ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁full ness ▁in ▁the ▁hip ▁region . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁stra ps ▁that ▁went ▁under ▁the ▁foot , ▁known ▁as ▁stir rup ▁p ants , ▁also ▁changed ▁the ▁shape