Indestructible Chino Shorts
Made with the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks.
- 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 the pants and shorts 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 chino shorts, every pair 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.
Technical Details
We’ve taken the world’s most dependable pants and shorts, and made them even more dependable.
PANTS AND SHORTS YOU CAN RELY ON
120+ years later, you still don’t need to mess with the design of the chino. So we haven’t. Instead we’ve taken pants and shorts 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 chino shorts, every pair 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.
Our Indestructible Chino Shorts are made with the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks.
WHAT THE SHORTS FEEL LIKE
The Indestructible Chino Shorts still look and feel just like regular chino shorts. In fact you wouldn't know they even have Dyneema® in them until you need it. And that's because the Dyneema® is woven in with the cotton during the weaving process, so when you’re wearing them you’ll feel the softness of the cotton, not the strength of the Dyneema®. They’ve also been garment washed so they feel lived in from day one.
120+ years after they were born, you still don’t need to mess with the design of the chino shorts. So we haven’t.
HIGHLY RESISTANT TO RIPS AND ABRASION
Every pair of the Indestructible Chino Shorts combines cotton with 5% Dyneema®, which is enough to make them highly resistant to rips, abrasion. We subject the Indestructible Chino Shorts to the Martindale test where an abrasive mechanical thumb rubs the fabric over and over again. Most materials are tested up to 20,000 rubs before they break down. The Indestructible Chino Shorts were still going at 100,000. If you notice the occasional white ‘slub’ in the fabric – which looks like the end of a small white thread, that’s just the Dyneema® yarn.
Size + Fit
The Indestructible Chino Shorts are designed with a regular fit.
| Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
| Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
| Outside length | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
| Inseam length | 20 | 20.5 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 | 22.5 |
| Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
| Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |
| Outside length | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.5 |
| Inseam length | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
