Gents,
Here's a tale involving two pairs of Bills Khakis. Both pairs are flat front. I took them to the same tailor, although at different times. Per my request, he did not cuff them. But he did not do each pair the same way. For one pair he did a finished hem, i.e., the kind of hem you'd see on a pair of jeans. For the other pair he did the kind of hem you'd find on a pair of uncuffed dress trousers, i.e, there was no visible seam running above the edge of the trouser bottoms. He was kind enough to point out that the dressier hem requires greater skill. It also cost more, which was probably the real reason he explained the difference between the two hems to me.
My question is this. Of the two hems, which is more appropriate for a pair of Bills Khakis? Without knowing that one requires greater workmanship than the other, I would have expressed a preference for a jean-like hem, if only because I think it's a bit more casual in appearance than the dressier hem. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Tim
Here's a tale involving two pairs of Bills Khakis. Both pairs are flat front. I took them to the same tailor, although at different times. Per my request, he did not cuff them. But he did not do each pair the same way. For one pair he did a finished hem, i.e., the kind of hem you'd see on a pair of jeans. For the other pair he did the kind of hem you'd find on a pair of uncuffed dress trousers, i.e, there was no visible seam running above the edge of the trouser bottoms. He was kind enough to point out that the dressier hem requires greater skill. It also cost more, which was probably the real reason he explained the difference between the two hems to me.
My question is this. Of the two hems, which is more appropriate for a pair of Bills Khakis? Without knowing that one requires greater workmanship than the other, I would have expressed a preference for a jean-like hem, if only because I think it's a bit more casual in appearance than the dressier hem. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Tim
