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Indestructible Chino Shorts

Made with the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks.

£345
Colour: sandstone edition

Model is 6ft 2 / 188cm with a 32 inch / 81cm waist, and wears size M.

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.

Indestructible Chino Shorts

Made with the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks.

£345

Technical Details

Material made in Japan: 95% cotton, 5% Dyneema®
Highly abrasion resistant
Zip fly
5 belt loops
2 front pockets
2 zipped rear pockets
1 angled zipped side pocket
Pocket lining: 70% cotton, 30% Cordura
Gentle machine washing 30°C
Constructed in Portugal
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TOUGHENING UP AN ICONIC DESIGN

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. So we’ve taken the world’s most dependable pants and shorts, and made them even more dependable.

We’ve taken the world’s most dependable pants and shorts, and made them even more dependable.

MADE WITH THE WORLD’S STRONGEST FIBRE

To understand just how tough Dyneema® is you have to look at how it's being deployed in the world today. It's used to make bullet resistant vests, armour and helmets. It's used in panels on tanks to protect against stronger ballistic threats like anti-tank projectiles. And you'll find it in bulletproof cockpit doors in most commercial planes in the US. Unlike other high-strength materials it's so light it floats on water, and it's resistant to the long-term effects of moisture, UV light and chemicals, which is why it's now also being used in artificial limbs.

Our Indestructible Chino Shorts are made with the same stuff used in body armour, arctic ropes and the sides of tanks.

120+ years after they were born, you still don’t need to mess with the design of the chino shorts. So we haven’t.

A CLASSIC, MINIMALIST DESIGN

Our Indestructible Chino Shorts are deliberately built with a classic minimalist design. They’re flat-fronted with two front pockets and two zipped rear pockets, all reinforced with Cordura. There’s also an extra zipped and angled pocket on the right hand side of the shorts for your phone or wallet.

CRAFTED WITH A 180-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE FABRIC MILL

To make the Indestructible Chino Shorts we worked with Toyoshima, a 180-year-old Japanese textile company that has been certified as Japan's first Dyneema® Premium Manufacturing Partner.

Size + Fit

The Indestructible Chino Shorts are designed with a regular fit.

SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits waist71 - 7676 - 8181 - 8686 - 9191 - 9696 - 101
Outside length474849505152
Inseam length2020.52121.52222.5
SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits waist28 - 3030 - 3232 - 3434 - 3636 - 3838 - 40
Outside length18.518.919.319.720.120.5
Inseam length7.98.18.38.58.78.9