Acres of Pant

[Pa12]

Had to look up what 'gunts' are.

I lead such a sheltered life.

Believe it or not Steve, I first heard the term from a friend’s very conservative wife. Made it even funnier. Almost pissed myself.

 

[B-Man2]

Believe it or not Steve, I first heard the term from a friend’s very conservative wife. Made it even funnier. Almost pissed myself.

First for me as well

 

[Pa12]

First for me as well

Go forth with it young man

 

[ZuZu]

Totally disagree on the high-waisted, baggy legs trousers, but that shouldn't come as a surprise for anyone who even remotely knows me . I swear by them, and would never go back to wearing modern regular waist/straight leg trousers, they're simply way less comfortable than the 30s/40s cut, for me. And I'm with Greg on what he said above, the guys on all the pics you shared look sharp (except maybe for the left one on the first picture, indeed).

That being said, there's no definite body for WW2 neither. Let me introduce you to "Big" Jim Streig, 5.5 victories with VF-17 during WW2:

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No definite body? 90% of the guys in WW2 AAF pictures have proportionally a much smaller upper body- it's a fact. My Dad was the same height as me yet he wore a 40L all his life- I'm a 44. "Big Jim" just helps prove my point by being the exception.

This movie was more accurate in terms of fit. Pretty damn cool if you ask me:

These guys may look cool but would look pretty silly walking around like that now.

Totally agree with @Thomas Koehle though, this whole post seems more like a rant about personal preferences than anything else.

A rant? Maybe although I think an honest assessment is more accurate. Big balloon pants with baggy butts may be cool on some guys but 99% don't wear that stuff today for a reason. And my point really was that the WW2 American male body tended to emphasize a weird large-hipped big-asses feminine look. It's there in many photos- I'm just pointing it out!

 

[CBI]

the troubles with OCD jacket folks. A-2's look really odd with sweatpants, bulky running shoes, skeleton skinny jeans, etc. BUT wearing more period correct attire can look totally costume-ish. For the most part, the costume folks say, "I wear what I want and I don't care what people think" which is healthy, good for them! But that fact of the matter is, one can look pretty ridiculous in all out vintage. Somewhere in the middle makes sense to me.

 

[mulceber]

This is one of those topics where I don’t even have a strong opinion, I’m just interested to see people’s points of view.

 

[CBI]

..............yep, no correct answer just opinions....................

 

[Micawber]

Complete the following sentence:

Opinions are like ....

 

[Pa12]

Complete the following sentence:

Opinions are like ....

Now THAT sentence has a definitive answer