Need help with khaki lace up legs UGWA label pants 1930s? Older?

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Elizabeth Wanner

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What are these are any idea on age?
 

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The UGWA union label is a bit more difficult to use for dating than other union labels like ACWA or ILGWU. I would venture that your label dates somewhere from the mid-30s or earlier based upon the lack of the A.F. of L. notation on the top of the label. the UGWA had two labels - one with the Duck Goods indicator and another without. Yours is Duck Goods which was generally used for mens/boys workwear garments. Sorry this dosn't narrow things down for you date-wise but if you showed more details of your garment like the construction, fly, inside waistband, etc - I feel confident more help could be provided to you.
 
They do have the look of womenwear for sure and as we all know in the world of vintage clothing, there is at leat one exception to every rule. My comments above were meant as general notes to remember about the UGWA Duck Goods labels. I have to say I have never found them in womenswer so this would be quite interesting given that UGWA was a menswear union (to my knowledge anyway).

ETA: If you look close, don't these button on both sides - like a drop front? These look like men's jodhpurs to me - especially with the lace up legs.
 
Maybe they adapted to produce some women's wear during the war? The three buttons reminded me of the earlier ladies' tap pants that were button up on the side.
 
Ah, yes I can see the other button holes now you mention it. For all we know the women in that photo might be wearing men's breeches after all - it was common enough to re-use the wardrobe when the men were away.
However, according to what Lei wrote, these are only breeches for other outdoor sporting/manual use because jodhpurs, like the example you showed, have reinforcement around the knees/inside legs.
You know I have a couple of vintage breeches I've never troubled to look into, I shall go dig them out.
 
Breeches if fine - I do believe they are early workwear and from research, could be railroad worker related. Early workwear is a very lucrative market.
 
well Maureen, you've got me going now!
They certainly did take their camping seriously - uniform and all! Laid out like that it also looks like the hunting/walking outfits I've seen vintage photos of women wearing too.
 
Wow! That 5th photo looks EXACTLY like those pants. Same everything! Yes, they button up both sides. The lacing is exactly the same and there is a slight gather to the knees just like those pants. They are pretty big though. I could wear them and I am 5'8" and a modern womens size 8. This is what makes me think that it might not be womens but who knows. Does anyone know how to research that number? Thank you.
 
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