“If you’ve met me anywhere in the last year or two, you’ve probably seen me wearing these. It’s probably my favourite of all the trousers we make at Community Clothing.” Meet Patrick's favourite trousers. The Field Trouser.
Designed in 2014 from a military original by Patrick at E Tautz. Pure cotton drill from Brisbane Moss. Run-and-fell seams, extra-wide belt loops and pockets built to last.
"I designed the Field Trouser back in 2014, from a pair of original military trousers I picked up in a vintage shop in Brooklyn (the name of which I will never reveal - it's too precious). They were called Field Trousers because that's where they were worn: in the field, in service. I wore my originals for years before a journalist persuaded me to make my own version.
They were first made at E. Tautz, the brand I designed for at the time. When E. Tautz closed, the Field Trouser came over to Community Clothing, and it's been with us ever since."
"Big, loose straight legs, fairly high waist. Wide at the bottom, wide at the top and properly relaxed. After years and years of skinny trousers, we're back into the era of wide, and the Field Trouser sits beautifully in that."
"310gsm pure cotton drill, woven at Brisbane Moss - one of the great British mills. It's heavy, but it doesn't feel heavy to wear, because there's so much air moving around your legs. It drapes brilliantly, wears like iron, and ages in a really lovely way - a soft, gradual fade and a quiet patina that only good cotton drill gives you. I have a pair of olives I've been wearing for five or six years, and they only get better."
"There are a few details we don't take shortcuts on. There's no separate waistband - the waistband is cut as part of the panel, with a facing sewn on the inside, which means one less seam to fail. There are big darts on the back through the pocket, which give them a really nice shape. The belt loops are extra wide so your belt actually stays put. There's a bar tack at the corner of each front pocket, double-reinforcing the pocket mouth, and the curve of that mouth is a small detail you don't get on most trousers. The seams are run-and-fell on both sides - two rows of stitching through an interlocked, folded edge. Most cheap chinos are just overlocked, which is fast but weak. Run-and-fell is slower and harder, and much, much stronger."
"Olive, Stone, Navy and RAF blue. They all work with each other - olive with stone, stone with blue, navy with olive, and RAF with anything."
"I do a small double turn-up at the bottom, which tidies the line without altering the leg's shape. For years, I used to fold them differently - from the centre out, in opposite directions on each leg, three folds - which tapers the trousers slightly and gives it a nice carrot shape. "
“If you’ve met me anywhere in the last year or two, you’ve probably seen me wearing these. It’s probably my favourite of all the trousers we make at Community Clothing.” Meet Patrick's favourite trousers. The Field Trouser.
Designed in 2014 from a military original by Patrick at E Tautz. Pure cotton drill from Brisbane Moss. Run-and-fell seams, extra-wide belt loops and pockets built to last.
"I designed the Field Trouser back in 2014, from a pair of original military trousers I picked up in a vintage shop in Brooklyn (the name of which I will never reveal - it's too precious). They were called Field Trousers because that's where they were worn: in the field, in service. I wore my originals for years before a journalist persuaded me to make my own version.
They were first made at E. Tautz, the brand I designed for at the time. When E. Tautz closed, the Field Trouser came over to Community Clothing, and it's been with us ever since."
"Big, loose straight legs, fairly high waist. Wide at the bottom, wide at the top and properly relaxed. After years and years of skinny trousers, we're back into the era of wide, and the Field Trouser sits beautifully in that."
"310gsm pure cotton drill, woven at Brisbane Moss - one of the great British mills. It's heavy, but it doesn't feel heavy to wear, because there's so much air moving around your legs. It drapes brilliantly, wears like iron, and ages in a really lovely way - a soft, gradual fade and a quiet patina that only good cotton drill gives you. I have a pair of olives I've been wearing for five or six years, and they only get better."
"There are a few details we don't take shortcuts on. There's no separate waistband - the waistband is cut as part of the panel, with a facing sewn on the inside, which means one less seam to fail. There are big darts on the back through the pocket, which give them a really nice shape. The belt loops are extra wide so your belt actually stays put. There's a bar tack at the corner of each front pocket, double-reinforcing the pocket mouth, and the curve of that mouth is a small detail you don't get on most trousers. The seams are run-and-fell on both sides - two rows of stitching through an interlocked, folded edge. Most cheap chinos are just overlocked, which is fast but weak. Run-and-fell is slower and harder, and much, much stronger."
"Olive, Stone, Navy and RAF blue. They all work with each other - olive with stone, stone with blue, navy with olive, and RAF with anything."
"I do a small double turn-up at the bottom, which tidies the line without altering the leg's shape. For years, I used to fold them differently - from the centre out, in opposite directions on each leg, three folds - which tapers the trousers slightly and gives it a nice carrot shape. "
“If you’ve met me anywhere in the last year or two, you’ve probably seen me wearing these. It’s probably my favourite of all the trousers we make at Community Clothing.” Meet Patrick's favourite trousers. The Field Trouser.
One Track Club is a global, science-driven running community and coaching platform designed for "everyday athletes" seeking structured training who we've been chatting to recently about our nature positive running gear.They've very kindly offered CC customers a month's free trial (open to everyone), on top of which you have the chance to win a coaching package worth £450.
We asked award-winning photographer, writer and skater Stuart Clapp (whose photos now appear in the pages of skateboard magazines - something that would have blown the mind of his younger self), along with his pals in the South Essex skateboarding community, to field-test the Community Clothing trousers.
