<P> Until 2016 some female crew members on British Airways were required to wear British Airways' standard "ambassador" uniform, which has not traditionally included trousers . </P> <P> In 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints announced that its female employees could wear "professional pantsuits and dress slacks" while at work; dresses and skirts had previously been required . </P> <P> Pleats just below the waistband on the front typify many styles of formal and casual trousers, including suit trousers and khakis . There may be one, two, three, or no pleats, which may face either direction . When the pleats open towards the pockets they are called reverse pleats (typical of most trousers today) and when they open toward the fly they are known as forward pleats . </P> <P> Trouser - makers can finish the legs by hemming the bottom to prevent fraying . Trousers with turn - ups (cuffs in American English), after hemming, are rolled outward and sometimes pressed or stitched into place . </P>

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