Officers whipcord breeches
(2016-04-12)
Excellent, medium-weight fabric, buttons and main body stitching. The lower leg closures are constructed well.
My main concern is with the cut. As instructed I measured at navel height which gave me about 37 inches and a half, so I ordered a 38. When worn high on the waist (as I think was the idea), there is not enought length between the waistband and the point where one's legs meet "silently in the dark" (as my tailor calls it). So one has to wear the breeches on the hips to avoid painful pinching where one does not want to be pinched...
There is also very little room around the knees, which makes the breeches look very smart when standing at attention, but causes notable discomfort when bending the knees slightly -a movement needed for walking, riding and other exigiencies of the service. But I'll give them a try!
One further modest proposal: Given the longer time shipment from the US to Europe takes, would it be possible to identify items shipped from the US in the online catalogue? This would help time one's orders better.
My main concern is with the cut. As instructed I measured at navel height which gave me about 37 inches and a half, so I ordered a 38. When worn high on the waist (as I think was the idea), there is not enought length between the waistband and the point where one's legs meet "silently in the dark" (as my tailor calls it). So one has to wear the breeches on the hips to avoid painful pinching where one does not want to be pinched...
There is also very little room around the knees, which makes the breeches look very smart when standing at attention, but causes notable discomfort when bending the knees slightly -a movement needed for walking, riding and other exigiencies of the service. But I'll give them a try!
One further modest proposal: Given the longer time shipment from the US to Europe takes, would it be possible to identify items shipped from the US in the online catalogue? This would help time one's orders better.
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John - San Antonio