Eamonn, re Jarvis's 35" trouser leg - I find this entirely believable because in the early '90s I used to wear men's jeans with a 32" leg (worn with boots) and you know I am not tall! Jarve does like his Cuban heels on stage, too, doesn't he, so that might need allowing for.
As far as I am aware, he is 6'2" and he is, of course, enviably long of leg.
Re the Santa list - the funniest things on there for me were the cashmere underpants (any excuse to mention underwear) and the cuddly toy ('The Generation Game' TV prog reference, I presume. Showing his age and mine again).
And going back to my initial comment about Jarvis's handwriting - it must take so LONG to write everything in capitals. How did he ever manage to pass an exam?!
Bell-bottoms (or flares) are a style of trousers that become wider from the knees downward, forming a bell-like shape of the trouser leg. Also known today as "bootcut" or "bootfit". A 15" flare is pretty big.
-- Edited by SarahAWilson on Friday 11th of December 2015 02:54:29 AM
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