Knickers for Men -- YEA or NAY?

Friends, I was taught to call the pants up top knickers.

I know that in many anglophone countries, knickers refer to underwear. A big YEA for underwear.

Knickers, as I understand it, are short for knickerbockers. These are trousers that generally gather just below the knee. They also called breeches, plus fours and plus twos. In the last century, they were often associated with golf. You can read more about them here.

A few images through the ages:

Today, in some high-fashion circles, similar knee-length pants may (may) be making a comeback: in wool, in an evocation of Edwardian England, and in synthetics, as a sporty biking/hiking pant.

Coincidentally, today on Etsy I purchased this unisex hiking knickers pattern, Daisy Kingdom 21 (below).

I'm curious to see how I might incorporate these in my wardrobe. To me they look like fun and -- hopefully -- not too costumey.

What do you think, readers?

Are knickers best left in fashion's dustheap, unearthed only for the odd 1920's reenactment party or roadshow revival of The Sound of Music?

Knickers for men -- YEA or NAY?