These wardrobe staples transition from the office to the weekend and Truc Nguyen asks experts for tips on buying the perfect pair
Khaki pants, worn by everyone from Jack Kerouac to Katharine Hepburn , have been around for almost 200 years. The term khaki means “dust-coloured” in Hindi and Urdu , and is variously used today to reference a colour, a type of cloth and a style of trousers.
at Toronto Metropolitan University. Now, they “have become synonymous as both a casual style, relaxed-fit pant in the colour ‘khaki’… and as a thicker twill weave fabric, usually made from cotton.” Both khakis and chinos are typically made with a twill fabric that’s 100-per-cent cotton, or a cotton blend with elastane. Pairs with stretch will be more comfortable to wear, says Chantal Tremblay, group product manager at RW&CO. But for “a look that’s a bit more rigid” or with “something that’s a little bit more wider on the leg” or looser fitting, you may want to opt for a pair without elastane.
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