Barrel denim pants aren't on the list right now. We didn't manage to keep denim with rounded, curved legs ready. Instead, we've picked three pairs of pants that are great to wear in a comfortable fit on the weekend: THREE TO EIGHTY's Regular Fit Jeans, faithful to the basics; MOONDAL's Cotton Volume Tuck Pants in Gray, with tucks adding richness; and MOONDAL's Gurkha Pants in Ivory, featuring a neat waist-belt accent. Just choosing a single pair of pants with a roomy fit makes both body and mind feel so much lighter on the weekend.
The crossing waist belt of Gurkha pants is a detail devised by a British soldier on the Burma front during World War 2. When severe jungle weather and poor rations caused weight loss and pants started slipping down, a soldier tore off the upper belt and altered them on-site so they could tie across to the opposite side—that was the beginning. Adding the valiant name of the Nepalese Gurkha units who were fiercely active on that front, this cross-belt design has been passed down to this day.
Pants that protected bodies on a harsh battlefront have now become neat clothes for weekend walks. Shall we narrow down the list in the direction you want? We could gather just denim pants, or we could search again for waist-banded pants, pants around KRW 100,000, or more comfortable sweatpants.
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Since you were looking for denim pants, we picked THREE TO EIGHTY's Regular Fit Jeans, which fall straight down without any fuss. It's a regular fit that doesn't really go out of style, so it matches easily with any top, and the pocket and corner stitching are securely set.
The small copper rivets set into the corners of jean pockets were first devised in the 1870s by Jacob Davis, a tailor in Nevada. Hearing miners complain that their pockets easily tore from rough work, he began hammering in copper rivets used for horse saddle covers. Lacking funds to file a patent on his own, he sent a letter to fabric merchant Levi Strauss and secured a joint patent, turning this emergency fix into an enduring symbol of jeans today.
An idea meant to protect clothing in a rough workplace has now remained as a natural detail on pants we wear every day. You could look at the chosen pants first, or we could also add cotton pants or comfy sweatpants, or narrow down the budget below KRW 100,000 to search more. Which direction should we head in?
↳ View cotton pants together too
We mixed cotton pants in with denim and picked four side by side. On the denim side, we included MARGESHERWOOD's WIDE LEG WRINKLE JEANS_blue with naturally flowing wrinkles and THREE TO EIGHTY's Regular Fit Jeans faithful to the basics; for cotton pants, we added LOW CLASSIC's Wide-Fit Curved Cotton Pants_Cream with graceful curves and MOONDAL's calm Soft Curved Pants in Ivory. Gently slipping cotton into the mix alongside stiff denim makes the whole outfit feel that much lighter.
There is a story behind why the cotton pants we commonly wear are called chino pants, dating back to the Spanish-American War in 1898. To withstand the hot and humid climate of the Philippines, the U.S. Army made and wore pants out of durable cotton twill fabric imported in bulk from China, and the name 'Chino'—meaning China in Spanish—stuck directly to them. Made comfortable by shedding pleats and superfluous embellishments to lower costs, these pants became established as a daily staple after returning soldiers wore them on college campuses once the war ended.
Durable cotton pants that held up as military workwear are now filling our list as finely textured daily wear. Among these four, shall we pick items under KRW 150,000, or narrow them down to bright cream and ivory shades?
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