El Americano Trousers

$ 499.95

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• STORY

   

  You had been warned that, following the three ‘El Americano’ waistcoats and blousons, the final custom order to François, ze recently immigrated tailor of La Calle Primera in Ensenada, included a set of trousers.
  For those who have no idea what I am talking about, believing I should lay off the peyote at work, just you wait…

  In the Fall of 1492, Cristóbal Libertad, the eldest son of an Andalucía born conquistadore whose horse had…
  Por favor!!!!
  Alright already… You deserve a break for the Holidays, so here is the short version, to everyone’s relief.

  This is the ultimate chapter of our “Viva la Revolución” saga, spanning Spring and Fall 2013.
  The style of these here trousers is inspired by 1920′s-30′s type gentlemen slacks, from the olden days when a man’s waist rose above hip bones and trousers were not yet used as tourniquet devices…
  Wide waistband with skinny belt loops, pocket decorative arcuate stitch, adjustable side straps, ‘smiley’ back pockets are a few period elements we played with for the ‘El Americano Trousers’.

• FABRIC

  PATTERN:  An original MFSC® pattern, inspired by 1920′s-30′s gentlemen slacks.

  

  FABRIC:

  selvedge 60% cotton and 40% linen heavy canvas with a random stripe pattern. The random repeat makes this fabric look halfway between a covert (salt & pepper) and stripe type textile. Technically 12 Oz. it feels heavier because of the yarn gauge and the original stiffness of linen. It takes an entire day to mill about 17 meters of that fabric, on old shuttle looms. The factory was thrilled…

   

  Milled in Japan.
  Fabric inspired by a vintage 1943 bag from the Swiss military.

  Designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in Japan by Sugar Cane Co under our MFSC® collaboration. Limited Edition.

• SPECS

   

  * Straight leg, 20′s~30′s gent slacks type silhouette, higher rise, MF® revisited.
  * Adjustable side straps with vintage NOS metal slide buckles.
  * Clean side seam: Selvedge for duck and covert options, indigo popeline tape for corduroy.
  * Double button waist closure (please note that the corduroy option has one single metal rivet button, due to bulkiness of fabric)
  * Button fly. ‘Art Deco’ type corrozo buttons.
  * Indigo covert fabric pocket bags and waistband lining.
  * Trousers thin belt loops (not five pocket jeans like)
  * Decorative arcuate stitch on pockets, an early European tailoring detail.
  * ‘Smiley’ type rear welt pockets.
  * Lap seam (aka caballo machine) seat and inseam construction
  * Made in Japan

• SIZING/ FIT

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  I wear from waist 30 or 32 in mfsc pants and I opted for a 32 in these.
  True to size but refer to chart for rinsed/hang dry measurements.
  Do not use hot water or machine dryer as this might result in excessive shrinkage and color loss.

  

  

• CARE

  All fabrics will shrink to approximately the same tagged size after an original cold soak/line dry cycle. Raw measurements might differ due to the way each fabric shrinks.

  
  Hand washable with line dry or professional eco-friendly dry cleaning.

  Length: Overall inseam is 34 inches with a 1½” inside fold.

  For the Indigo corduroy “Trousers El Americano”, some crocking is to be expected when pairing with light colored garments. Indigo ‘stains’ from rubbing wash off eventually.

   

   

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