Treat the corduroys like your no-crease khakis, because a crease will not stay in corduroys. A corduroy cuff takes up a mighty thick bunch of fabric, will never look crisp, but that's the idea. However, you are wearing super slim pants at 7 inches and no break. It would seem then that a very tight, but thick corduroy cuff would just flutter above your shoe. If you're going to be wearing slip-ons, consider a much wider hem, else the only way the pant will not be caught on the lip of the slip-on is if they have zero break, which I understand is what you like, but don't think would look good at all with corduroys and loafers. Because of the slouchy nature of the corduroys, the lack of the crease and all, consider letting them slouch down just a bit over the shoe. My preferred leg opening is 9 inches no matter the pant, except for the few that are dedicated to wearing with slip-ons, they have a 10-in width, for the reasons mentioned above.

What color did you get? Emerald I hope, but probably not. My favorite pair is emerald, can be worn with most other colors even though it sounds like it can't.

 

Oh man, now I've found something to buy. I see bright green, but not emerald green? Red is a must for the holiday season. I'm looking at orange because "how often does one stumble upon orange cords?"

That said, I'm a heathen, so I'm inclined against cuffing cords. I feel that the fabric is heavy enough to drape nicely. I've cuffed cords before, and it was so chunky and weighty that they had to be re-cuffed often, as the cuff weight would overwhelm the stitching. The tailor's fault, possibly, or more likely my adventuresome lifestyle and springing gait, but it was a problem.

DH

 

I found red ones on eBay two years ago. Ralph, all cotton, flat front, no cuffs. I think I paid $25 plus shipping, and wore them both Xmas Eve and Xmas Day since I was with different groups of people.

 

I have cuffed cords in the past. They never looked right as the weight of the fabric pulled on them and they sagged.

 

 

I have those in sand:

 

I uphold the tradition of 1.75" and no break on all pants other than jeans and formal. I manage to live with my heavy cords nonetheless.

 

Thank you for all of your considered responses. They are very helpful and confirmed my concerns that the fabric would be too thick and heavy for a neat appearance. The pants measurements for my size show an 8" opening in my waist size. I'll see if they are narrow enough before deciding on further tapering but I'll keep them uncuffed with no break. The photo of the emerald pants do look good with a slight break but the leg opening appears more significant.

In terms of colors, I initially ordered the Whiskey British and Tan British as they indicated in stock online. I was called the next day stating the Whiskey was unavailable so changed to Light Tan British. The Chestnut British was already sold out in my size (30). As for the more colorful choices, I am not confident enough to carry it off.

 

I looked at the cords yesterday. They weren’t the heaviest fabric, more of a mid-weight cord. I was thinking of this same topic looking at them. I think they would still be chunky if you cuffed them.

 

Thank you for the information.