Corduroy is a cut pile, which means the surface is made of standing fibres rather than a flat weave - and a wide wale like this one catches light along every ridge and holds shadow between them.
The rest is kept plain so that surface can do the work. Two square patch pockets sit on the front where a sailor trouser would have them, the waistband is high and buttons flat, and the leg runs wide and straight to a full-length hem. There is no crease pressed into the leg, because a pile fabric will not hold one.
They are the most tactile thing in a wardrobe, and the reason people keep buying corduroy despite themselves.
Details You'll Love
- Wide-wale corduroy - a cut pile that catches light on the ridges and holds shadow between.
- Square front patch pockets - set where a sailor trouser would have them.
- High flat-buttoning waistband - closes without a visible fastening across the front.
- Straight wide leg - runs to a full-length hem without tapering.
- No pressed crease - a pile fabric will not hold one, so the leg is left clean.
