Engineered Garments corduroy pants for sale here. Engineered Garments, designed by Daiki Suzuki and under the umbrella of Japanese company Nepenthes, manufactures their products exclusively in the United States, and almost entirely in New York City. Part of their design ethos is utilize some of the high quality materials and services available in the city and keep their factories going. EG started before the current minor resurgence of American-made products and really continues to push things forward. One of their other main ideals is to update classic workwear pieces with a more modern approach. That’s often manifested in high quality materials, and sometimes more fashion-forward designs as well.
In this case we have a pair of 92% cotton, 8% polyester classic corduroy pants. Fabric is a bit interesting in that cords these days often have a higher polyester count, usually around 15% or so, but EG has a much lower polyester count than normal. This speaks to EG’s strong emphasis on fabrics, where they opt for custom, unique materials that you can’t find anywhere else. This particular piece comes from EG’s “Workaday” line, a somewhat newer imprint that focuses on work wear as the name implies. With Workaday, silhouettes are typically kept very clean and comfortable with an emphasis on quality construction.
Everything is very well placed and meticulously thought out with these pants. It is a timeless design, but at the same time reflects EG’s obsession with detailing. Pockets all use double needle stitching for extra strength, and they are reinforced at stress points with branded metal rivets. Button fly uses branded metal buttons as well. Rear pockets are partially reinforced on the interior. This is a straight leg fit, neither too big nor too baggy but right in the middle. Design is simple enough that it will work with pretty much anything, but at the same time it is built tough enough to withstand some harsh conditions and keep going for you.
Size is labeled 34 and fits a bit slim, more like a 33. I measure the waist at 33”, inseam at 32” (unaltered), rise at 11” and leg opening at 8.25”. The pants come in lightly used, very good shape with no holes, tears or stains. Made in the USA.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $30.