This week's report - May 24, 2026

Today, the Bulletin offers a trunk hose treatise. Gentlemen, pray reveal those legs!

These short, puffed breeches were one of the emblematic pieces of Renaissance menswear. At the time, a distinction was made between the trunk hose, which covered the hips and thighs, and the lower hose, which covered the rest of the leg.

Attached at the waist and worn with stockings, trunk hose added volume to the silhouette and contributed to the theatrical air of ceremonial dress.

For the most coquettish among them — specifically, the close circle of King Henry III — the padding was taken to extremes, so much so that they were mocked more than once by their contemporaries.

Since none of the boys around us wished to adopt the piece, we transferred it to the women’s wardrobe.