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Did the US Navy invent bell-bottom JEANS or bell-bottom pants? Were the version from the US Navy made of denim?
by superfunny 2y ago
Did the US Navy invent bell-bottom JEANS or bell-bottom pants? Were the version from the US Navy made of denim?
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoI believe so. Probably pics out there. They had them as jeans in the late 1960s, when I was visiting a warship. [UPDATED TO ADD] Looks like they used to be jeans: https://nara.getarchive.net/media/right-enlisted-dungaree-uniform-with-knit-watch-cap-for-men-center-enlisted-6f2b72 https://nara.getarchive.net/media/right-enlisted-dungaree-un... Now they wear Navy camo as work uniforms: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/References/US-Navy-Uniforms/Uniform-Regulations/Chapter-3/Male-Enlisted/Working/NWU-III/ https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/References/US-Navy-Uniforms/Un...