Corporate pants, half-balloon shape, wide at the thighs and narrowed at the ankles for a need for ease and functionality. This "low-waisted" version, called with belt loops, ...+
worn with a belt or clip-on suspenders. The linen/cotton blend, perfect for summer and mid-seasons, gives it lightness and freshness while remaining very resistant. Available in 3 colors corresponding to the Companion corporations: Ecru for stonemasons and sculptors, Beige for joiners and Black for carpenters and roofers. Made in France (Digoin, Burgundy).
Metis
290g/m² 35% linen / 65% cotton • Cotton thread warp, linen thread weft • 100% cotton pocket lining • Half-balloon shape • 2 inseam lengths 76 cm and 82 cm • Button fly with riveted steel hook • 2 Italian pockets on the front • 1 piped ruler pocket • 1 piped and buttoned back pocket • Made in France • Washable at 30° • Machine dry at 60° • No bleach • Iron 150° max • Dry cleaning allowed
This "low-waisted" version, called belt loops, is worn with a belt or clip-on suspenders. The linen/cotton blend canvas, perfect for summer and mid-seasons, gives it lightness and freshness while remaining very resistant.
Available in 3 colours corresponding to the guilds of Companions: Ecru for stonemasons and sculptors, Beige for joiners and Black for carpenters and roofers. Made in France (Digoin, Burgundy).
Larger size compared to the velvet or moleskin version.
History of the “largeot” pants:
The largeot, iconic trousers which saw the light of day in 1896 under the scissors of the Lyon tailor Adolphe Lafont who made them for his father-in-law, a carpenter. ...+
The balloon or half-balloon shape, narrowed at the ankles, was intended to be loose and comfortable to facilitate movement on roofs or in carpentry work. It was worn high, a tightening tab allowed a hammer to be hung, a piped pocket on the right leg held a folding rule, gauge and pencil, finally a gusset pocket for a watch, chalk or possibly a clove of garlic for
insect bites. Originally designed in a heavy ribbed velvet, or in a shaved velvet called "mole skin", ancestor of the current moleskin, never washed but only beaten and brushed, it was often said that "the wider the breeches, the stronger the man". Still worn today by craftsmen and by the Compagnons du Devoir of the Tour de France for whom the colors correspond to codes specific to their profession: carpenters and roofers wear black, stonemasons and sculptors ecru, cabinetmakers brown, joiners hazelnut, masons and navy carpenters blue. They come in two forms, with straps and belt loops, and in three qualities of fabric, velvet, moleskin and a linen/cotton blend for sunny days.
As at the beginning of the 20th century, these trousers do not exclusively appeal to a professional clientele, leaving no one indifferent to a clientele of individuals who are sensitive to their finest assets: beautiful craftsmanship, authenticity, durability and timelessness.
