Nicknames for Demi: | Edit. Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Demi: | Edit. This name first gained wide attention through the actress Demi Moore, who used it as a short form of her full name, Demetria. It is now being used as an independent name.
In Western fashion history, it's men who are the innovators, and women pick up bits and pieces of it as men abandon them. Women didn't really start wearing pants or trousers in public until the 1930s or so, revealing at least the shape of their lower bodies for the first time. Practicality really isn't high on the list of reasons why people wear the things they do.
Cargo pants were first worn in 1938 by British military personnel. These cargo pants were part of their Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs). The original cargo pants style featured one pocket on the side thigh and one on the front hip. Cargo pants were first worn in the United States on military uniforms in the 1940s.