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Browse all Drake's pants →Custom Wash 14.2oz Selvedge Denim Painter Pants
The verdict
Fit
Painter cut is roomier through the leg with utility-style proportions. Custom wash signals an aged aesthetic—not raw, but intentionally worn.
Quality
Drake's executes selvedge denim with care. At £325, the weight and weave justify the spend; expect good drape and durability from the cloth itself.
Is the price fair?
Upper-mid pricing for selvedge; you're paying for the loom-edge cloth and the brand's heritage, not luxury finishes.
Best for
Denim enthusiasts after a workhorse pant with visible selvedge and a storied maker's hand.
Care
Selvedge denim benefits from minimal washing; spot-clean early and wash less often.
What owners report about Drake's pants
Reviewers describe Drake's trousers as cleanly made in Italy, with neat machine sewing, good hardware and small reinforcement points — a step above high-street make, though only marginally different from comparable trousers at the price. Fit is the recurring topic: rises run high and the cuts differ substantially between styles, with the wider high-waisted models sitting so far up that some owners only wear them with knitwear over the top or find them hard to wear with a tucked-in shirt. Forum owners lean on the side adjusters to dial in the waist, and note the range of fabrics and colours rotates often, so a favourite cloth may not come back.
- Strengths
- Tidy, well-finished Italian construction and characterful fabrics that reviewers rate clearly above high-street make.
- Watch out for
- Style-to-style fit swings are large — the very high-rise wide cuts divide owners — and the fast-rotating range means specific fabrics and colours disappear.
- Sizing
- Rises are high across the range and the wider Games-style cuts fit very differently from the flat-front chinos, so check each style's own measurements and expect to use the side adjusters for waist leeway.
About Drake's's pants line as a whole. Sources: Three RTW trousers compared — Permanent Style · The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread (page 758) — Styleforum