“The short-pant is a terrible fashion choice. Unless it is from
Bermuda.” When the British officers arrive in 1816 to the
Bermuda Islands on the Atlantic Ocean, because this was a
strategic spot for the Navy Inteligence, they soon realized that
their permanence in there would be less than pleasant thanks to
a factor which English people are not used to: unbearable heat.
For the British Empire outside Great Brittain, it was necessary
to adapt to the conditions and weather of their colony. While in
India, they leaned towards the light Madras, in Burma they
prefered linen. But in the North Atlantic, on the Bermuda
island, the story was different. The Royal Navy found that the
Island had no natural resources for clothing, and all textiles
were made out of cotton. To the change of fabrics, it was added
another one that would set the difference on the male fashion
history. Officers cut their pants on bottom half, expecting that
this would relief the effect of high temperatures on their
european bodies. Quickly, thi