Darcy's or Old Town Clothing? What are your experiences?

[Pinesiw]

details in the tweeds

 

[Pinesiw]

fabric is not dense, breazy but still warm in the winter

 

[Rudie]

Thanks for the pics. They give a very good impression of the trousers. Does anybody have the trousers from Darcy's and can upload some similar shots (especially a side shot) to allow for a comparison?

Pinesiw, are the suspenders from Darcy's?

 

[Pinesiw]

Yes, I dont have much experience with other braces but these seem to be quite good. I also have had the workmans braces much longer and put them more abuse and they still look great.

 

[Chasseur]

Those tweed ones look really good. Very tempting...

 

[Pinesiw]

If anybody gets a pair of highrise OT in linen post a pic, im thinking of getting a pair.
Rudie if you get a pair in corduroy what color were you thinking?

 

[Rudie]

Probably peat.

 

[Pinesiw]

Hard for me to tell, but peat dark brown or purple?

 

[Rudie]

Dark brown.

 

[Pinesiw]

Think ill get those next

 

[Rudie]

Pinesiw, I am about to pull the trigger on a pair of the High Rise Trousers. Does the length run true to size?

 

[herringbonekid]

Rudie, i recently bought my first pair of high-rise trousers from Old Town.
i asked for a 33" inside leg and that's exactly how long they are. the standard length (unless specified otherwise) is 32", but i'm presuming you'll need longer.

 

[Rudie]

Thanks, hbk. I always find it difficult to choose the correct length. I have several trousers that fit me perfectly, but they all have different inseams, because on some the crotch is lower than on others.

 

[Rudie]

How do you like them, hbk? And what fabric did you choose?

 

[herringbonekid]

Rudie, i went for grey stout twill.

i like them. they are what they are... a simply constructed 'work' trouser. i think that even if you get them in tweed they will still look like a 'work' trouser rather than a 'suit' trouser because of the flat-felled seams.
i ordered mine an inch and a half longer than my actual leg to try a turn-up but decided against it and hemmed them myself anyway with a plain bottom. because of the extra bulk created by flat-felled seams i find that regular turns ups don't work very well, and they look better without (but that might just be me). however, you could do a simple jeans-style turn up like this:

http://old-town.co.uk/product_photos/highrise1.jpg


also, waist has an inch of ease. so a 30" waist measures 31".

 

[Rudie]

Work trousers are what I am looking for. I think I'd go with corduroy, first. Thanks for the info regarding the waist. I have a 33" waist and was thinking about ordering a 34", but it seems a 32" would be better.

 

[herringbonekid]

the grey stout twills:

the colour is correct; a very slightly blue-ish grey

 

[Rudie]

Very nice.

Oh boy, all those paper patterns in the background. I envy your tailoring skills.

 

[herringbonekid]

Oh boy, all those paper patterns in the background.

those actually belong to lady Herringbone... mine are in the other room.

 

[filfoster]

'Root beer' corduroy trousers and camel canvas trousers from Old Town. Love them and Miss Willy is very nice. I may have a slight crush.