Just random from Japan:

http://tradsan.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pants/v_chino5.jpg

http://tradsan.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pants/v_chinopan2_1.jpg

Much discussed & recommended by many:

http://www.uniqlo.co.uk/catalogue/men/trousers/79140-light-gray-washed-flat-front-chinos

Im partial to buzz rickson khakis. Yes, they are expensive, and yes you cant be fatter than a size 36 to wear them, but they are the perfect khakis for me. Full cut through the thighs, but not the hips, they fit me as if made for me. Manufacturing is excellent (better by miles than any khaki I have ever seen), and I love the shade of the material. The material is very hard finished twill, totally untreated. They feel completely different than 99% of khakis that are pre washed/distressed etc.  Button fly. I dont cuff my khakis, as I just like to wash them and throw them in the dryer. I once had a pair of cuffed khakis and the cuffs would get all curly and retarded looking in the dryer. Instead, I have the tailor make 2 horizontal rows of exposed stitching (those 2 rows are about 1/8 inch apart) about 2.5 inches from the cuff.

Yes, they are full cut from the thigh down. What I really like about them is that they mastered that old fashioned cut of being slim through the waist and hips and then full cut through the thighs. They are straight legged and if I had to guess about 20 inches around at the bottom hem.  They all come hemmed, but at 35 inches or so, so you have to get them re-hemmed. I washed them 3 times and then got them hemmed and they havent shrunk since. I wouldnt call them "shrink-to-fit" in the Levi 501 sense. They shrunk maybe 5%, if that.

I absolutely love these pants and they are produced head and shoulders above all other khakis. All the interior seams are finished on the inside as well. A nice touch which they certainly didnt have to do. I couldnt be happier with them.

Modcult.'s StephenD spotted these buckle-backs:

http://www.baracuta-g9.com/v2/shop/view_product.php?id=635&page=4

Last edited by Russell_Street (2008-07-10 00:17:47)

Last edited by Alex Roest (2008-07-10 03:57:30)

These Uniqlo links keep expiring as they sell out of the items concerned!

The "Vintage" Chino is the really in-demand one, but the regular is also highly recommended by cats like Jesmond. I'm yet to invest having got rather a lot of kit on my hands at the moment. I need to clear some things out.

I think the 'Vintage' isn't in production right now - Is that right?
People are hoping for new stock in the Autumn.

Best -

A contribution to the color?

http://www.atthefront.com/khaki.htm

Last edited by katon (2008-07-12 23:00:45)

Looking back I see I paid four quid for the Primarks.

I think they are at least as good as the Silvermans. Line is slimmer too. Though I can live with a Sergeant Bilko cut.

As for fly buttons, in hindsight they were never an issue when I was still in primary school.

Gurteen are certainly hard-wearing, not bad value for the money, and fairly easily obtainable.