One thing I think that gets overlooked is that while the average Judean didn't wear trousers 100% of the time, trousers were worn at times. They weren't "rare". And, in all fairness, trousers were typically worn by men. Though in colder regions during the colder seasons, they were also worn by women as part of the undergarments. Essentially, there wasn't a great difference between the attire of men and the attire of women. While a woman's garments mostly corresponded to those of men: they wore
simlāh and
kethōneth. Women's garments were probably longer (compare
Nahum 3:5,
Jeremiah 13:22,
Jeremiah 13:26,
Isaiah 47:2), had sleeves (
2Samuel 13:19), presumably were brighter colors and more ornamented, and also may have been of finer material. Also worn by women was the
sadin, the finer linen underdress (see
Isaiah 3:23,
Proverbs 22:24).
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