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Browse all Drake's pants →Navy Mid-Wale Corduroy Single Pleat Trouser
The verdict
Fit
Tailored single pleat in mid-wale; navy is a formal-friendly corduroy color. Expect high waist and neat drape typical of Drake's sartorial line.
Quality
Navy corduroy hides wear gracefully. Drake's hand-finished tailoring and mid-wale quality ensure this will age well.
Is the price fair?
GBP 395 is high, but navy's versatility edges it slightly above the olive version. Still premium positioning for what is essentially a fabric choice.
Best for
Business-casual or smart-casual wear where corduroy's texture signals thoughtful dressing without full formality.
Care
Navy hides dirt; wash inside-out in cool water to minimize fading.
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