Indestructible Chinos
We’ve taken the world’s most dependable pants, and made them even more dependable.
- Strengthened with Dyneema®
- Pockets reinforced with Cordura
- Garment washed for softness
Like most men’s clothing, chinos emerged from war. They were slim-fitting, flat-fronted, functional, and most importantly… really really dependable. By 1902, after heavy field-testing, they’d been made an official part of the US Army uniform. Once World War II was over, the guys who’d fought went off to college still wearing them – turning them into an instant hit on the Ivy League campuses. And their reputation was only cemented as a staple of mid-century menswear when they became the standard issue kit for John F. Kennedy and Steve McQueen.
Which is why, 120+ years later, you still don’t need to mess with the design. So we haven’t. Instead we’ve taken pants you’ve always been able to rely on, and woven them with the strongest fibre on Earth… so you can rely on them even more.
While they look and feel like regular chinos, every pair of Indestructible Chinos is made with a blend of cotton and Dyneema® – which is the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks. Of course you’d never know this just by putting them on. The Dyneema® is woven in with the cotton during the weaving process, so you’ll only ever feel the softness of the cotton, not the strength of the Dyneema®. And they’ve also been garment washed so they feel lived in from day one.
Equator Shirt
Made with a rare and ultra lightweight silk-like cotton from the Nile Delta.
Technical Details
Our Equator gear has been worn everywhere from Death Valley California and the Australian Outback, to the deserts of Oman.
The shirt is engineered with 12 concealed air vents to keep you cool in the hottest places on the planet.
The Equator Shirt is built from a rare, silk-like cotton that’s only found in the Nile Delta and only grows when the rain, soil and wind conditions are perfect.
Life at the equator offers us a glimpse of our future – a world of non-stop sun, heat, humidity and rainstorms.
IT’S FAST DRYING FROM RAIN AND HUMIDITY
Humidity and rainstorms are going to soak you one way or another at the equator, so the key is about drying really fast, rather than trying to avoid getting wet. The fabric is ultra lightweight and elastic so it dries quickly, making the shirt as at home in a rainforest as it is in a city. And the extra airflow from the ventilation will help your skin dry faster at the same time as the shirt.
Size + Fit
The Equator Shirt has a regular fit. If you prefer a looser fit, or are on the borderline between two sizes, we recommend going a size up.
| Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
| Fits chest | 83 - 90 | 91 - 98 | 99 - 106 | 107 - 114 | 115 - 122 | 123 - 130 |
| Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
| Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
| Fits chest | 33 - 36 | 36 - 39 | 39 - 42 | 42 - 45 | 45 - 48 | 48 - 51 |
| Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |
