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.

 

I cuffed a pair of J Press cords last year. They were a bit chunky / heavy on the bottom and didn't really drape properly.

Thankfully I accidentally washed them in warm water one day and they shrunk just enough such they were slightly too short (far more "no break" than I'd like) so I just took them to a tailor and had the cuffs let out, so now they're cuffless and at a good length.

 

Thankfully I accidentally washed them in warm water one day and they ...

Accidentally?
Wash all washables in the hottest water possible. Ideally let them soak in the hot soapy water for a half hour before agitation. Do this only if you're interested in getting your clothing really clean as opposed to sorta clean.

If you find a cuffed pant too short or too long due to shrinkage or inexact tailoring, the cuff can be lowered or lifted a full inch or less without undoing the cuff if initially you installed a faux cuff. The faux is usually used only in instances where there's not enough material for a full cuff, but because of its ability to be moved up or down without undoing, I install a faux even when there is enough material for a full.

However, its ability to move up or down does not necessarily make that maneuver simple, it is not, some time and skill is involved, but the advantage is you will have enough material to keep the cuff even if lowered an inch and there is not going to be any crease or dirt line as they're often is when you have to recreate a full cuff in a different position. This may not be reading with much clarity to many of you and I don't wish to delve further now, it's basically for folks who like to do more with their clothing than just wear and wash them, the few who do fit tailoring or styling changes on their stuff. I only mentioned it to show its possibility. Ask a true tailor about it, doubtful they would recommend it unprompted or maybe not know precisely how to do it, but press them if you're really interested.

 

I am pleased it worked out this way for you. That is why always wash pants before having them cuffed. I try to do it just as if they were regular wash, regular cycle and a trip through the dryer.

 

I normally don't have cuffs on my flat front khakis when they are not ironed to have a center crease. Previously, I did have cuffs when I wore the pants that I specifically ironed with a center crease but with a heavy fabric such as ones from O'Connell's. Without a center crease on khakis, having cuffs appeared more disheveled in my eyes but that is only my opinion.

Having just ordered the J Press wide wale British corduroy pant which is flat front I searched on the online look book but did not see any photos of how the bottoms were finished on the models.

If I intend to wear the corduroy pants without a center crease and casually so, what is the opinion of having the pants finished with cuffs or no cuffs. Would the bottoms look less finished without a cuff? I am asking because I believe the fabric is thicker and heavier than the usual fabric for khakis. I am concerned it would not take a cuff well and appear uncrisp at the top edge.

If cuffed, my pants have 1.75" cuff, no break, with a slight tapering below the knee by the tailor to a 7" wide opening as I am tall and skinny.

Would the type of shoes also sway towards cuffs vs no cuffs? Penny loafers vs more vintage type sneakers for a casual look.

Every pair of JPress cords that I have ever had cuffed I had to remove the cuff stitches and let the bottoms down because of shrinkage, so they became incuffed. Mind you, these were always dry cleaned but still shrunk in length.