What a regal name for a color! Perfect for an early 1970s Chevy Nova
or that imitation crushed velvet sofa that your Grandmother kept covered in plastic and no one was allowed to sit on
or in my case, a newly arrived pair of cords from good old Lands' End
Flat front in what they call "tailored cut", I like these pants. They're neither too slim, not too baggy...just right. The fabric is soft and velvety. I have a handful of other pairs like these, mostly in colors named after food such as "cranberry"(red), "cinnamon"(rusty brown) and "russet" (like the potatoes, a sort of brownish purple color) Seen here with a navy flannel blazer, blue shirt, rep tie and the abominable Toms/Rugby slippers (yes, I do actually hang around the house dressed this way...sometimes). With the streets as mucky as they've been, I wear these slippers exclusively at home, slip into Bean Boots at the front door, then into some tassel loafers I keep stashed at work. If this incredibly snowy month here in the Northeast has taught us anything, it's the value of a pair of dry shoes that live at your job.
Lands' End has these on sale between $15-$25, in odd pre-hemmed sizes. I picked these up in my waist size, with an inseam four inches too long, then had Mr. Lee cuff them. Nominal sizing is just that when you have a good tailor.
