Silvermans classic chino @£19.99.

Old style, high rise, button fly. Good quality material.

More Sergeant Bilko than Ivy, but I understand some people get them tapered.

Silvermans offer a more modern cut Chino around £35. I have not tried them.

Also have Silvermans safari jacket which is useful in Summer and the antidote to Monty Don/chore coats.

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The US Army chinos sound interesting.

What's the width like on them.

I've got a couple of pairs of made in USA Docker  US style Army chinos. Heavy cloth, high rise, button flies and baggy by modern standards. I actually prefer my Uniqlo chinos. I now like a zipper fly and a less baggy high rise trouser (but not slim fit). A few weeks ago I bought a pair of chinos in olive from John Lewis. High rise, well made and a great colour. One shouldn't have to pay too much for of trousers for knocking about in. By the way Community Clothing are now producing made in England chinos for £94. High rise, good cloth etc. I haven't tried them so I don't know if they are any good.
Fit is everything and for me a high rise is important.

Late to this conversation.... but, the best pair or chinos I've had in recent years are a pair of J.Keydge 100% cotton frogmouth light beige colour, high-ish waist ( well high enough for me), 15 inch bottoms good width in the thigh,button fly, I bought these from 46CS in 2014, ( as always) should have bought them in other colours, I did buy a pair of navy a year later but returned them as they had a high linen content which I didn't discover until I got them home, I think I must have asked a bit later if they were getting any more Keydge chinos as JS told me Keydge didn't like making trousers ! I've been very happy with the Uniqlo regular fit chinos, (for once) i was pro-active and bought 4 pairs, the last time I checked their website they weren't doing the regular fit only slim fit,

Correction- pleats are on the new J Lewis Chino not the Uniqlo ones

Alvey - US Army chinos:
On a 34 ins waist size, Thigh 13 ins, Knee 11ins , Bottom 9.5  ins.R ise a whopping 13 ins.
Quality good, but not as good as Bills or the old JS chinos I referenced above. Maybe things ain’t what they used to be in the US milarteree.

They are little baggier than I would normally wear, so I may get them tapered in a bit. But I’ll wear them standard a few times to see how I feel. I think I’ll deploy them with my A2 leather jacket for a full Chuck Yeager look.

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I'm wondering if classic flat fronts will now be phased out on the high street.

Everywhere you look you're finding pleats.

Having done them in the eighties and nineties I haven't an issue but I know some will have.

Robbie - I'm a big fan of frogmouth pocket trousers, unfortunately I've only got 2 pairs at the present time, difficult to find these days, I like them particularly on chinos, sort of makes them a little more casual, I'm fully stocked with chinos particularly after buying 4 pairs from Uniqlo this past year, but if any f/m come available I'll be in there, perhaps JS might produce some next year, they've done f/m in wool & possibly corduroy in recent years, and pleats, like most of a certain age I had them in the 80's & 90's, a single pleat and on seam pockets on more dressy/formal trousers is  I think a good look , but how often is there an opportunity to wear formal trousers ?, I'm starting to feel overdressed in chinos and a slouchy Keydge jacket when I go out !

Yuca - Peter Christian have some decent looking chinos for £50, 2 pairs £90, 100% cotton, regular fit ( hem 16"), personally I wouldn't stray further than the beige, stone or navy, I've never owned any of their chinos but I was very satisfied with the pair of navy 5 pockets I bought earlier this year, Cordings have a sale on at the present time, ( although the discounts are minimal), around £100 for a pair of chinos, I've been buying trousers from Cordings for 8/9 years and always been very satisfied with them, I'm glad I stocked up (4 pairs) on the Uniqlo regular fit chinos last year, they seem to be wearing well although they're not worn on a daily basis,Cheers,

Primark chinos are are all cotton in traditional Chino colour for clarity. Poly cotton's are just for playing golf.

I lost a lot of weight and I'm unsure of where I will stabilize. Meantime all my pants were falling down

So I went with Lands End, which offers custom inseams.

As usual the tale of the tape matters. What they call a 35 waist is actually 18.5 inches x 2 = 37, and they are loose, but not as loose as my alleged 36s in all brands.

So I will keep them but next time I will try 33 or 34, which will get closer to 35, which is what I actually am these days

Good thing I kept that gizmo for punching new holes in leather belts.

It's a nice problem to have, I guess.

LE runs constant sales so this is not a high-dollar proposition.

Thanks to all for the recommendations! I have some Silverman's which are slightly too small so I suspect the next size up will be far too big for me, but they're the best in the UK for my tastes so I may risk it. Of course a seamstress or tailor could solve that problem.

I had LE chinos years ago and may try them again, although the rise is way too short for my tastes.