The Origin of Lounging

It started well before the 70s

Photo: Ryan McGuire from Pixabay.

When you think of lounging, you may think of the 1970s. Polyester leisure suits and “lounge wear” were all the rage.

But lounging got its start much earlier. It was another innovation of Regency era England.

Fashionable young men in the 1790s wore knee-length britches and stockings. To make their legs appear strong and…