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What Were Loons Trousers?

Loon pants (shortened from “balloon pants”) were a variant on bell-bottomed trousers, with an increased flare. They were worn occasionally by go-go dancers on the British television music variety show Ready Steady Go! in 1966. What are loons trousers? A staple unisex item were loons, low-slung hipster trousers that hugged the backside and thighs before …

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