I gather some trousers certainly are, if you look up Savile Row Tales, Tom Mahon cuts a pair of +2s for a shooting suit (the trousers that fasten just below the knee and are quite baggy - think something suitable for an English shooting party traipsing through the cold and damp. You can see him show them off at the start of this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfSuLC2PaIY&t=374s
Although the video is about rock of eye drafting, he gives an explanation about some of the reasons for making outdoor wear, including the full-lining of trousers.
In the past wool could be quite scratchy, which accounts for much of the lining we see in trousers. The areas that most come into contact with the body are lined.
Nowadays, finely woven worsted cloths etc don't tend to have this problem, but the tradition continues (and it feels very luxurious).
AFAIK The lining is there to prevent hairs being pulled out of your legs, especially around the knees, every time you sit down. This doesn't happen on the underside of the trousers.
I gather some trousers certainly are, if you look up Savile Row Tales, Tom Mahon cuts a pair of +2s for a shooting suit (the trousers that fasten just below the knee and are quite baggy - think something suitable for an English shooting party traipsing through the cold and damp. You can see him show them off at the start of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfSuLC2PaIY&t=374s
Although the video is about rock of eye drafting, he gives an explanation about some of the reasons for making outdoor wear, including the full-lining of trousers.
In the past wool could be quite scratchy, which accounts for much of the lining we see in trousers. The areas that most come into contact with the body are lined.
Nowadays, finely woven worsted cloths etc don't tend to have this problem, but the tradition continues (and it feels very luxurious).
Ah that must be a guy thing :-)
AFAIK The lining is there to prevent hairs being pulled out of your legs, especially around the knees, every time you sit down. This doesn't happen on the underside of the trousers.