Pleated-Front Corduroy Chinos — Ivory, Size 50

Corduroy in ivory is a harder proposition than corduroy in brown, and Brunello Cucinelli treats it accordingly — a fine wale in a cotton blend, cut as a pleated-front chino rather than a casual trouser. The pale ground lets the ribbing read as texture rather than as pattern. Pleats at the front give the hip room to move and let the leg fall cleanly from the waist, a construction that belongs to trousering rather than to jeans. The drawstring waist keeps the line soft where a fixed band would sit rigid. Size 50 with a 30-inch inseam, made in Italy, new with tags. It sits naturally with knitwear and a suede boot through autumn, and with a washed linen shirt when the weather is still holding.