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Indigo Blue tent canvas fabric fashioned into sturdy, hard-wearing trousers.
Corduroy of almost any color looks great with black leather. It's a nice combination of textures, besides being very traditional.
On this side of the Atlantic, moleskin and corduroy were both common, workwear fabrics prior to the popularisation of denim (which mostly happened in the UK much later than in the US). I also rather like a pair of dressier trousers with a leather jacket. Not, perhaps, a Perfecto or similar (though vintage ads do show even those worn with collar and tie), but halfbelts and such. I'm a fan of that Howard Hughes look which is basically a three piece suit, collar and tie, less the suit jacket and plus the leather jacket. Colour-wise, With black leather I like black, greys, mid to dark blues, burgundy, and greens, especially bottle green.
Wjat's really fun is wearing a bow tied with a leather jacket. It's surprising how much it seems to confuse a lot of folks!
On this side of the Atlantic, moleskin and corduroy were both common, workwear fabrics prior to the popularisation of denim (which mostly happened in the UK much later than in the US). I also rather like a pair of dressier trousers with a leather jacket. Not, perhaps, a Perfecto or similar (though vintage ads do show even those worn with collar and tie), but halfbelts and such. I'm a fan of that Howard Hughes look which is basically a three piece suit, collar and tie, less the suit jacket and plus the leather jacket. Colour-wise, With black leather I like black, greys, mid to dark blues, burgundy, and greens, especially bottle green.
I like that look much better. Nowadays they basically look like soldiers. As if they were there to fight the people instead of serving and protecting. Gives me the creeps.
I really dig the Howard Hughes look as well. A nice deco sweater or fair isle sweater vest instead of the waistcoat works great, too.
As an indication of how popular corduroys were, I recently read in Samuel Beckett's letters the line, "The Irish don't give a fart in their corduroys about art."
Combat Pants guys, You might as well use those Extra cargo pockets for things other than Ammo.
At least they are good and useful for function.
I recommend the 70s Canadian Army Combat Cargo pants, they are nylon Shell with hemp weave, Dry fast and are breathable, and light weight, but wear out very fast. getting harder to find these days. I swear by them.
Plus OD Green is the only colour that actually Looks Better when its Really dirty IMO.
^^^ These are about all I've been wearing since the early 1980s, back when the brand was "Royal Robbins." They were originally designed for mountain climbing, then were co-opted by law enforcement. At that point all the advertising started throwing out the "tactical" buzzword, and "5.11 Tactical" was born. "5.11" is even a mountaineering term.