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Plus fours – loosely tailored slacks cut 4 inches below the knee – were introduced to America by Britain’s Prince of Wales during his diplomatic trip here in 1924. Often sported on golf courses and often worn with argyle socks, silk ties, and dress shirts/sweaters. Some plus fours even came as complete suits. For a photo/story: http://www4.xpresssites.com/lee/decatur/gf/story.jsp;jsessionid=BA8740C7FFEB22B84730A087D0564CB9?_RND=1218439476 The Mens Knickerbockers or Plus Fours as they were later called, have been traditionally associated with sporting attire from the 1860's and onward. Plus Fours were introduced by the Prince of Wales during his visit to America in 1924. Plus Fours are fuller than the 19th Century Knickerbocker and acquired its name as the material, which overhung the band at the knee, required an extra four inches of fabric. http://www.ashbysportswear.com/knickers_plus_fours.htm NOTE: The question asked WHAT are plus-fours, not why are they called plus-fours. The answer was correct as it stood.
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They are trousers with a baggy effect, They are called plus-fours because to make them an extra four inches of material is needed. Today, golfers usually wear plus -twos.
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The reason for calling golfing trousers plus fours is that they ended FOUR inches below the knee, thus giving more freedom than the knickerbockers they replaced, which ended with a tight fastening immediately below the knee. Considerable more than four inches of extra fabric is needed to achieve this, as plus fours, in order to allow complete freedom of knee mvement, are also cut very loosely.
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