Other Examples of Trousers

Now that you've seen some examples of Victorian(-ish) trousers in period, sci-fi, Western, and fantasy genres, a notable "present day" example (albeit almost twenty years ago, now) would be Jumanji, during which the adult Alan Parrish (played by Robin Williams) wore high-waisted trousers: 

Interestingly, his trousers were rather baggy (like Jack's in Titanic, opposite of Mal's in Firefly), giving them the appearance of daily casual wear, or perhaps suggesting that adult Alan Parrish is wearing some of his father's clothes from decades before.

Alan Parrish's trousers appeared to be made of a medium-weight wool fabric, probably a tweed or suiting.

The top button of the front fly closed outward, so it was visible on the outer front of the garment.

As with several of the other examples mentioned previously, Alan's suspenders fastened to his trousers on the inside of the waistband, rather than the outside (as one might typically expect to see). 

Also note the lack of a "double-top" in the back."

Note in the screecaps above and below that his trousers also had five belt loops (one on each front and side, and one on the center back).

Alan Parrish's trousers had a double-welt pocket on each side of the back, which appeared to (sometimes?) close more securely via a button and button tab.

His trousers also had side pockets:

His trousers were blind-hemmed, with no cuffs.

Many characters throughout the classic show The Twilight Zone wore trousers; a fine example can be seen below on poor Henry Bemis (played by Burgess Meredith), from the memorable episode "Time Enough at Last":

Observe that his trousers extended high enough that he could tuck his tie into them!

And finally, as a truly present-day example, here are some military-issue Marine trousers I picked up a few years ago from a military surplus store for a last-minute Stargate: SG-1 costume:

These trousers, while obviously mass-produced (almost definitely in a factory or assembly line of some sort), have a cut-on waistband and a cut-on button fly - how cool is that?!?

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