An Overview of Chinos and Trousers (S01E09)

The Ninth Episode of The Denim & Boots Podcast

In last week’s episode, we talked about Jake’s all-time favourite subject within the world of heritage style (that’s leather). This week, we’re talking about something else he actually likes more than denim, and that’s chinos and trousers.

News this week

For this episode, we don’t have any “real” news to share. But we do have a couple of updates on some stuff we’re getting for ourselves.

On that note, we’re now asking you listeners to share any denim and/or boots related news you know about that you think as should talk about. You can send your suggestions to the email address podcast@denimhunters.com, which is also where you can send us questions.

Topic of this episode: Chinos and trousers

For our discussion of the primary topic of this episode, Jake and I start by giving an overview of the most common styles of chinos and trousers. That list includes:

  • 5-pockets
  • Chinos
  • Pleated trousers
  • Work pants
  • Fatigues
  • Dress pants
  • Overalls

Next, we talk about the various types of fabrics that’re usually used to make chinos and trousers, including:

  • Plain weaves
  • Duck canvas
  • Twill
  • Tweed
  • Herringbone
  • Stripes
  • Wabash
  • Corduroy

While talking about these different fabrics, we also mention ways to style them.

People and companies we mention

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Featured image by Jake @almostvintagestyle.

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