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Crease in chinos

multiccy-csa

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Greetings all,
I often purchase chinos with a lovely crease in them, which soon disappears as i throw them around and machine wash them...and i'd like to bring the crease back, as i think it adds a smartness to them that is missing without it.
My question: can any trouser have a crease added, by simply pressing one in? or is a chino cut in a certain way (unlike a wool flannel for example) to not support one?
For example, can i put a crease in an Joe McCoy 'McQueen' chino, if i wanted?
And what is the easiest/quickest/least faffy way to get from zero crease to at least a decent hint of one - a Corby trouser press?
Many thanks all for any suggestions here.
 

breakaway01

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You could easily iron/press a crease into a pair of chinos. After all, they're made of cotton. Dampen the cloth and press with an iron. I'd use a press cloth to prevent shining. But I do not press a crease into mine. Chinos are really not meant to be "smart". I suppose if I had a pair cut and styled like a pair of dress trousers, it could make sense to press a crease into the legs, but I much prefer wool dress trousers for this purpose.

Not meant to be a personal criticism, but the line of thinking that pressing a crease into chinos somehow makes the outfit 'smarter' is similar to the line of thinking that wearing a pair of oxfords with chinos makes the outfit smarter. Would pressing a crease into a pair of jeans somehow elevate the outfit?

Even the Real McCoy's website shows these chinos without a crease.
 

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