trousers (clothing: outerwear)

Woman's trousers of plum-coloured satin, gathered at waist with drawstring. Wide gusset. Decorated with bands of machine stitching at lower part, which is gathered together at the lower edge and finished with an embroidered cuff of chiefly yellow, with red, blue, green, black, white and metal thread detailing. Lower part of trousers lined with cotton plaid fabric in red, green and white. 915mm long.

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