Made In China: Researchers Recreate Trousers That Were Like The Versace Of The Ancient World

Researchers recreated a 3,000-year-old pair of trousers down to the last detail. To test the pants — touted as the precursor to modern jeans — the researchers even rode horses while wearing them, as the original owner would have done. (D. Hosner, DAI/Zenger)

A pair of well-preserved trousers, believed to be the world’s oldest, are so stylish, they were like the Versace of the ancient world, according to researchers who have reproduced three identical pairs of the pants.

Trying to learn its secrets, a team of historians, archeologists, geologists and fashion designers have been analyzing the ancient trousers for five years, examining its materials and stitching.