Harem Pants, where will this trend take us?

Will Harem Pants be a fashion over-kill or will fashion trend fans "do it up big" this summer with the sleek, out-of-the-ordinary, complicated pants? Where did they come from? What are the prediction of these pants? Well ladies I've done my research and I'm hear to give you the scoop on these "fashion forward" pants.

Harem pants trend can be traced back nearly 2,000 years to traditional garments worn in western and southwestern Asia. These pants were known by many names, depending on their region. They can also be warn both by men, and women. (Remember Aladdin??) Some names for the style of pants are salwar, shalavar, or shalvaar. In Persian, the term literally means pants, as it is the Persians who first developed the pants as a form of garment. Modern versions of the salvars worn by females had slits on the sides up to the waistline. Which looks like the garment that belly dancers when performing. A key example of how FASHION ALWAYS RECYCLE IT'S SELF! These pants were worn for parties, and social functions only. In the western culture, these baggy pants were introduced as "bloomers" and "Turkish" trousers in the 1800. They were marketed as a form of women's dress that would allow for an active lifestyle without compromising a woman's decency, but they didn't catch on and were drooped by western society. AGAIN! They tired to reintroduced the pants in the 1900 by a French designer name Paul Poiret, but like before the trend failed as well. They were just worn as women's active sport pants. Not until 1980 did we see the effect that Harem pants had on the fashion world, and was introduced to the mainstream in MC Hammer's Can't touch this video. These pants then were also known as parachute pants, and were worn throughout the 80's. They disappeared in the 90's but now in the new decade are reappearing, and with a BANG. Celebs such as Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Steffani, and Rihanna are apart of this Harem pants phenomenon, and looks great in them. My PREDICTION for Spring/Summer 2010 is seeing a lot more of these chic pants. And not just for a night out on the town anymore. I'm seeing them with Flat sandals (dressed down) as well as heels, and dressy boots, I also see different prints such as zebra, cheetah, and stripes becoming pretty popular, well until all this snow has dissapered and the sun comes out, we shall see what the future holds. It's amazing how the fashion world can take ideas from the past, and make them into something spectacular.... I wonder what will happen to bonnets in about 4 years (lol) CIAO!