Trousers are the garment worn most and thought about least. The house thinks about them a great deal.
Ready-made trousers fit a waist and hope for the rest. Bespoke trousers are drafted from the waist you actually have and the way you actually stand — rise, drape and break decided with you, then kept on your pattern.
High-twist worsteds that hold a crease through a Bombay day, flannels and cavalry twills, linens and cottons for Sunday — from the same mills as the suits. Most usefully commissioned in pairs.
One sitting, written down for life. The hem is set against your shoe, the seat against your chair.
Every future pair begins from a measure we already know.
Your build and your rise decide, not fashion. Pleats earn their place on a higher rise; a flat front wants a cleaner drop. The house will show you both.
Cuffs give weight and finish to flannels and casual cloth; plain hems keep evening and formal trousers clean. Decided cloth by cloth.
One, worn, proves the pattern. Then most clients commission in twos and threes — one measure, several cloths.
Bring it. The house will match the weight and the manners of the cloth, and tell you honestly if it cannot be matched.
More in The Commission — what to know before we begin.
The house will write to you to confirm the hour.