I was watching this old movie called "Unknown island" about an island with dinosaurs on it and while predictable, the female lead was wearing a pair of those pants. She was wearing high heels on the beach too but I digress. It was Virginia Grey, who by the way was very attractive. But the pants. The pants made her rear end look twice as big as it really was. So, I think women quit wearing them mostly because it made their butt look bigger!
See! She hot!