That guy needs to take care of the uni-brow.

They look kosher to me, except for the rise which is difficult to discern but looks a bit shoddy. On seam pockets would have been nice, but otherwise I like the cut. I could do better for the price though.

Hi all

Tried the new JS Khakis on yesterday. They are, in the man himself's words, 'a big pair of trousers'. Modelled on more of a 1940s cut than previous years.

Construction, rise, other details all fine, just a bit different to previous offerings. Still trying to make my mind up.

The 5 pocket trousers in light beige and navy on the other hand are very nice.

I swore to myself I would never buy from JS again, based on previous purchases. Yet talk of a 1940s cut made by Hertling inspired me to give them the benefit of the doubt. I must say, there is some serious disinformation in this thread. The cut: above the knee is 1950s style, and below the knee is 1960s style (to the extent that I probably wouldn't be able to get away with giving them turn ups/cuffs). The end result is not 50s or 60s or ivy, it's the dreaded medieval jodhpur style. I know Jimmy Smith did a great version of Greensleeves, but that's no excuse.

Also, these trousers are made in China. When I'm paying a ton (plus another tenner for shipping, then I've got to pay someone to turn them up as these are far too long for anyone), I expect better.

On saying that, the rise is wonderful, the cloth is nice, and perhaps the diffference between the top half and bottom half is not impossible to reconcile. In other words, I think I could get away with wearing them, but it would have to be in an uncuffed Take Ivy style. Personally I prefer a cuffed 50s or earlier style. Also they appear better made than the last pair of JS chinos I bought (many years ago) which were made in Italy by DNA Groove (and were shoddy).

Lack of alternatives mean I may keep them, however I doubt I will.

Thanks Yuca, this was a timely review as I was just about to purchase them myself. I like how they look on Guy, but the made in China bit definitely puts me off.

They are so long that when I pin them up to approx the right length, all the extra cloth distorts them. Obviously if I had them shortened then that cloth would be chopped off, but the extra cloth means I cannot get an exact idea of what they would look like were I to keep them. As I said earlier they are not a complete disaster, however as they have a jodhpur effect and are too tapered for cuffs (the latter is probably not a problem for many on here) I will (probably) return.

Nonethless they could work for someone else.

They're made in Hong Kong, China.

If all else were good I could live with made in China, even at that price, simply due to the scarcity of decent chinos. (The scarcity depends on how fussy one is; I consider a decent rise, amongst other things, essential. I can wear LE traditional fit for work, but they're not really the look I want.)

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Most of my purchases from the JSA label has been good, the blue oxford with the patch pocket is a definite winner, but he did have a batch where the cuff size and arm length was a tad tight and short. The American made chinos from last year were great, I regret only purchasing one pair.

I use to get hung-up on Chinese manufacturing content and particulalry the CE logo that masquerades as the European CE origin logo, but a lot of things we buy have Chinese items inside from computers to cars. Even my Shurons are made in China. Although I am totally against the strategic asset loss of the means of production, particularly as we seem intent on reignating the cold war, I am no longer not going to pretend to make a moral choice by not buying a Keydge jacket that has been made in China, whilst my computer and car is full of Chinese sourced equipment.