Ironing Chinos

[professorclee]

When wearing chinos with a sport coat, should one iron a crease into the front? Does this dress them up appropriately or is it pretentious?

 

[Murlsquirl]

When wearing chinos with a sport coat, should one iron a crease into the front? Does this dress them up appropriately or is it pretentious?

I don't wear cotton trousers with a jacket very often, but if I do, they are creased.

 

[chogall]

Depends. Structured jacket, creased pants. Unstructured jacket, anything goes.

 

[theplayerking]

What was the original design? More formal trouser style chinos should have a crease. Casual jeans style chinos should not. It they came with a crease, keep it, but don't try to add one yourself.


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[Murlsquirl]

If they came with a crease, keep it, but don't try to add one yourself.


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[professorclee]

I don't wear cotton trousers with a jacket very often, but if I do, they are creased.

I've been doing it in the summer with linen or cotton sport coats, hence the chinos, though I'm now leaning toward light wools or cotton dress pants (next summer).

 

[professorclee]

What was the original design? More formal trouser style chinos should have a crease. Casual jeans style chinos should not. It they came with a crease, keep it, but don't try to add one yourself.


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Good point. They're Bonobos washed chinos, so they don't seem to have that crease. I did one on it last week for the hell of it, and it didn't look bad, but the last time I didn't, so I will definitely follow this rule.

 

[sleepyinsanfran]

I have tried ironing chinos that didn't arrive with a crease, but the crease I put in doesnt last as long as those on chinos that arrive factory-creased.

 

[chogall]



I have tried ironing chinos that didn't arrive with a crease, but the crease I put in doesnt last as long as those on chinos that arrive factory-creased.

That really depends on the fabric?

 

[clotheshorse69]



Depends. Structured jacket, creased pants. Unstructured jacket, anything goes.

+1 Also, darting on a jacket would suggest creases and pleats on the pants.

I'd lean more toward flat front, uncreased cotton or linen if unstructured.