⎡ A Thoughtful Pair of Chinos ⎦
To the naked eye, they may seem like a regular pair of chinos, but through investigative inspection, you may discover a few things that you won’t find elsewhere. Two aspects of this pair of pants were demanding my attention: the herringbone weave twill & the crotch rivet. “What the hell is a crotch rivet?” you may ask, well that’s exactly the intrigue; It is almost impossible to find a crotch rivet on any pant, let alone any pair of jeans made after the 40′s. This takes us back to a brief denimology lesson with 2 different but valid theories: 1. The crotch rivet was removed from production because cowboys, after being near campfire, saw the danger of the burning hot rivet once they got back on their saddles. 2. During the war, companies were forced to reduce use of metals in their production forcing Jean manufacturers to eliminate useless rivets. I think the first one sounds cooler, but choose the one you want to tell your friend….(Thanks SUFU)
The herringbone is a plus, giving abit of “dandy” to a casual item is always nice.
Note: Even though the quality of their garments don’t scream excellency, Ransom‘s pieces often possess a little extra in the details department.
COMMENTS
interesting point about the crotch rivet homie. i’m a fan of Ransom from afar being that i’ve never a) never been to Canada and b) i don’t own any of their products but i’m interested in hearing more about their level of quality. is their stuff good but not for the price they charge or what? great post though.
@KJtheGreat : Yeah they’re stuff is very well designed, but the materials aren’t very good, the pricing is really good though, I guess you pay for what you get. It’s basically the perfect affordable brand to fill the holes in your closet without having to resort to H&M and Urban Outfitters…
nice post!
props on these, im digging them.
adding a pair of these to the list. price point has me sold, although i wish i could try on a pair.
Oh wow a crotch rivet. And a terrible brand.
@steez : It’s a small detail I found interesting a brand like ransom would pay attention to…Not trying to tell everyone its the dopest brand out there. They get alot of hate/love from consumers I guess I’ve just loved ransom ever since I was a kid shopping at goodfoot.
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had to get mine tailored, but now i love em. cosign on the herringbone, nice little detail
@ethan : I had them tailored too, was a little too wide in the bottom for my liking..
dope i copped the olive ones