Today I wore my wested Indy pants to work, together with an Iron Maiden tee-shirt (I know, I know) and a colleague walked past and said "Hmm, they're smart trousers".
After I had thanked her I thought about something.
Indy pants are by nature, supposed to be 'dress pants'. So the question is do any of you fine gentlemen here (or indeed any of the ladies here) wear the Indy pants in a dressy fashion? And also, can they be worn as such?
Canyon wrote:Today I wore my wested Indy pants to work, together with an Iron Maiden tee-shirt (I know, I know) and a colleague walked past and said "Hmm, they're smart trousers".
After I had thanked her I thought about something.
Indy pants are by nature, supposed to be 'dress pants'. So the question is do any of you fine gentlemen here (or indeed any of the ladies here) wear the Indy pants in a dressy fashion? And also, can they be worn as such?
I wear my L.L. Bean Dress Chinos with a blue blazer, white shirt and tie about twice a week here at the bank, and everyone here: coworkers and superiors are just fine with it. So, they are dressy enough for the stuffy old bank ("Merry Christmas, you Ol'Savings and Loan..." sorry about that). I would say yes, they are very "smart," that is, if "smart" translates as dressy.
I've worn my Westeds to work with a shirt and tie. Its a good look. Most people wont even pick up on the Indy link since they dont think Indy wore dress trousers.
The Indy pants - the cavalry twills - were often worn by British gentlemen, usually with a military background. They were also seen on "Sloane Rangers" - older, mostly retired colonels living around Sloane Square in London - generally speaking, people with a very conservative taste in clothing. The cav twills are an endangered species. The fabric is considered old-fashioned and quite uncomfortable - remember, a true stiff-upper-lip Briton would never wear something as unmanly as lined trousers! Because of its going-out-of-fashion, the fabric is becoming increasingly rare. Peter mentioned that he was beginning to experience something of a cav twills drought... get those Indypants while you can, folks...
I wear Indy style pants to work all the time, and have had people ask why I wear such "dressy" pants - I guess it would be dressy for factory work, but for comfort and mobility they can't be beat. I do, however, save the nicer LLBean's for church and other social, non-work uses...
Indy pants are definitely dressy by today's standards. I think the pleats, the cut, and the material all announce that these are dressy pants. If you wear them, at some point you'll be asked to justify your choice. Why are you so dressed up? Why are you wearing such nice pants for the outdoors? Do you have a date or something? Don't you know you can wear shorts here? Are you a defendant? Ect...
Indiana Jess wrote:Absolutely. Just this weekend I wore my LL Bean's with shirt and tie and sport jacket. It was the only thing about me that looked smart ...
Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, Jess, even if it is true.
If I had a pair of these, I'd wear them about everywhere. Heck, the LL Bean "Indy" chinos I have, I wore to a job interview this past week. If I get the job, it's probably because of the pants.
The pants aren't an uncommon style or cut, to my mind. Nor is the colour unique. As such, besides the actual material they're made of, which is indeed becoming rarer, they're pretty much generic dress pants. I don't see why anyone would take any kind of overt liking (or exception) to them in situations. To the majority of society, it's like, "They're pants... so what?"
(I know, I know) and a colleague walked past and said "Hmm, they're smart trousers".
Sorry, I think I missed the date on that one.
