Comments on: Trouser Talk – Waist, Rise, and Fronts

By: Benn

Benn — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:47:45 +0000

Don’t know if this will reach you since you are now doing the Hodinkee gig, congrats on that by the way, I enjoy following you there to, but I thought I would try. Because it appears like you and I are the same height, about the same weight, and have very similar tastes, I greatly appreciate your opinion.

Do you have a personal take on pleats? I have seen many wonderful pictures of Ethan at the Armour making a very good case for pleats, yet I also remember he is a large and solid man, and I am not. I am probably about a 31 waist and usually have to buy a 30 or 32 and have it taken in or out depending on fit. I frequently wear trousers with braces so am comfortable wearing them at or near my natural waist. I only ask because I found some beautiful Brooks Brothers Odd trousers in cavalry twill, but my only hold up is that it has 4 forward pleats, two on either side of the fly, plus a watch pocket. I am just concerned that on someone like me it will be a bit too much clutter around the middle. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:41:30 +0000

Haha, please tell me you have been mailing people packages signed “From Russia With Love.”

By: Derek Guy

Derek Guy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:38:57 +0000

Wait, does this mean I can’t send you the Hermes “H” belt I bought you? It was final sale.

By: valentine

valentine — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:03:20 +0000

Please, pleats for women, too!

By: Z.J.P

Z.J.P — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:45:13 +0000

It just ruins the line of your clothes to my eyes. I am looking forward to a shift away from low rise trousers, and the silly phobia many have of pleats.