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The first pair of sweatpants were made in the 1920s by the founder of a sports store in France—Le Coq Sportif—Emile Camuset. Camuset saw them as much-needed comfortable sportswear for athletes of the day. The simple gray sweatpants were named for their ability to absorb sweat.


The oldest known trousers, dating to the period between the thirteenth and the tenth centuries BC, were found at the Yanghai cemetery in Turpan, Sinkiang (Tocharia), in present-day western China. Made of wool, the trousers had straight legs and wide crotches and were likely made for horseback riding.

In 1975, Lee Brady and David Sanderson invented the first edible underwear in the history of the world. They called it “Candypants.” Their legendary creation was a smashing success.

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