I had an appointment downtown this morning and had some extra time, so I decided to stop by my local menswear shop. I wanted to take a look at the current fabric options for some Rivelino, made-to-measure trousers. I wasn't planning on ordering anything today; I just wanted to look at the options and pick out a few candidates. After all, I pretty much blew my clothing budget for last month and this month a couple of weeks ago, when I ordered a made-to-measure, three-piece suit and a made-to-measure sportscoat (technically a blazer) from this very store. I was expecting it to take a month or so for my order to come in, so I figured I'd have a couple of weeks to consider my options for trousers and get a second look at the fabrics when I stopped by in a couple of weeks to pick up my order. As I was looking through the options, there were two shades of blue in a wool-linen-silk blend - one of which I had ordered for my three-piece suit. I couldn't remember which of the two I had decided upon, and voiced that aloud. The manager pointed to the darker one and stated that I had ordered that one. I was surprised that he could remember so easily, and stated that, as well. He laughed, walked around the corner, and returned with my suit in hand. My three-piece suit and blazer had arrived in just two weeks! I tried everything on and it all fit perfectly - excepting that the unhemmed pants need to be hemmed. The blue is the three-piece suit, the red is the sportscoat. I didn't order an extra pair of pants for the suit, as I figured - correctly, it seems, seeing how well it worked with the outfit I just happened to be wearing today - that I could just wear the jacket as a sportscoat when the pants wear out. The red blazer is going to get a lot of wear. It's butterfly-lined, so it'll be cool throughout the summer. It has antiqued pewter buttons, working cuffs, accented buttonholes, and peak lapels. The suit jacket also has working cuffs, accented buttonholes, and peak lapels - but it has slate blue buttons.

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So, my local menswear store manager has offered me a deal on my next order of made-to-measure trousers - if I order three pairs. I was already thinking about ordering two pairs, so an extra pair for a discount isn't that much of a stretch. (He gets a discount at three pairs and is willing to pass at least some of that on to me.) I was thinking about this because I always seem to find myself reaching for my higher-waisted trousers over low- to mid-rise trousers. And my absolute favorite trousers are all the made-to-measure ones I got from this store. Since I don't want to wear them out prematurely, I need to add some options to the go-to trouser section of my closet. I know the first two I want to order. I have a mid gray pair of odd trousers and two pairs of midnight navy glen plaid trousers - which belong to a three-piece suit. So, in order to fill a particular gap, the first pair will be a charcoal gray in a 100% merino wool fabric. The second will be the same fabric in a dark burgundy. (See image #1 for both of these fabrics.) The specs on this fabric are that it's a yarn-dyed worsted wool with a thread count of 80/2*80/2 and a fabric weight of 280 g/m (8.26 oz/yd²). I'll have them made with a flat front, side tabs (no belt loops), suspender buttons, plain hem, half-lined to the knee, and with a ≈13" front-rise. The third pair, though, I'm not so sure about... Option 1: - The same fabric as the first two, in a bright navy blue color (a little darker than royal blue). - This one seems like the easy choice, though it might feel a bit boring. It gives me a fourth pair of year-round trousers that I would know I could always reach for and would be quite versatile. The biggest plus here is that it might go a little further toward protecting my suit trousers since they would be a blue-for-blue replacement. The downside is that there isn't much of a fun factor. - (See image #1.) Option 2: - A light tan/khaki-ish colored fabric. - This fabric has a bit of a Shantung texture - similar to the three-piece suit and blazer I just ordered and mentioned in this post. This is fitting, since it's a wool-linen-silk blend. The fabric weight is 300 g/m - fairly lightweight and quite breathable. These would be primarily a warm-weather pant - which, around here, still gives me 8-9 months out of the year. - (See image #2.)