British Racing Green Stancliffe Corduroy Trousers

Fort Belvedere has christened this model of trousers the “Stancliffe,” evocative of a stately English manor house secluded amongst verdant trees and rolling hills, redolent with a life of ease, sport, and gentlemanly pursuits.

How to Wear These Racing Green Corduroy Trousers

Our particular shade of bottle green, which we have dubbed British Racing Green, is a rich jewel tone able to ascend or descend the Formality Scale at will. To take full advantage of this elegant tone, we suggest utilizing vibrant contrasting colors for casual flair or sedate earth tones for a more formal look.

Combining Racing Green Corduroys with Shoes & Socks

Complement or contrast should be the name of the game to prevent your lower half from appearing muddy and dull.

For visual interest, consider socks with red, yellow, or orange elements: their warmer tones will set this rich green sizzling. For a cooler look, literally and figuratively, embrace other cool colors, such as shades of blue or lighter or darker green tones. This earthy shade of green will also harmonize with almost all shades of brown.

For a refined look difficult to achieve with casual trousers, consider pairing this particular shade of green with other jewel tones like amethyst purple, cobalt blue, and ruby red. Socks that combine these elements will be particularly versatile, such as purple and green or yellow and blue: you can make the look more formal or more casual based on the shoes you select.

Brown Shoes + Green Corduroys = Winner

When it comes to shoes, any variety of brown shoe will set off these trousers well: go lighter for more casual and darker for more formal, although of course detailing like buckles, brogueing, and colorful shoelaces can add nuance to the look. Tan and buff shoes, especially monk straps, wingtips, or spectators, will help to enliven this darker, more sedate green tone.

Other Shoe Colors

Rich and decadent red shoes, such as oxblood, maroons, and deep cognac, will add stately flash, but be wary of bright red shoes: the complementary colors could be just a little too bold. Brighter olive and gray shoes can also pair nicely, but darker greens could appear muddy due to insufficient contrast, so avoid them unless you have sufficiently high-contrasting socks to break up the trousers and shoes.

Boots + Corduroys

Boots, especially boots with contrast elements like suede, are always an excellent companion to corduroy because of the intersection of transitional-weather seasonality and unexpected texture. Cool-colored boots suitable for the fall in various shades of brown or dark earth tones like green or slate gray would pair especially well with these trousers.

No Summer Shoes With Cords

In general, be wary of pairing corduroy with hot-weather footwear. As a rule of thumb, the fabric is simply too heavy for use with any style of shoe with which you might wear no-show socks.

Outfit Ideas for British Racing Green Corduroys by Fort Belvedere

For a casual look that emphasizes the elegance of these trousers, consider dark brown leather loafers with sedate socks in an understated pattern, like dark brown and white two tone, and a terracotta sport shirt: all eyes will be on these brilliant trousers that add immediate visual interest.

To dress the look up, consider a pair of oxblood derbies with green and purple striped socks and a buff sport coat with white shirt: your lower half is playfully decadent and your upper half serenely sedate.

For a dressed-up air with casual flair, start with a vibrant green, red, and buff houndstooth sport coat. Then add an orange knit tie perfectly harmonized with a green and orange polka dot pocket square. A tan belt pairs with light brown loafers that transition beautifully from the trousers thanks to purple and dark green socks.

In general, the weight of corduroy requires a certain balance between your upper and lower half which is easily accomplished by layering. The simple addition of a sport coat will go far in making an outfit with corduroy look exceptional: focus in particular on textured fabrics, such as tweed, that will contrast while harmonizing with the cords of the trousers. Be wary, however, of hot-weather textured fabrics like seersucker, which is too seasonally incongruous to wear with corduroy.

You can achieve a similar effect with knitwear, such as a tennis sweater in the warmer months or cardigan in the cooler: add a scarf during colder weather to ensure that your upper half is as insulated as your lower.

Questions?

If you have questions or need style advice in choosing a pair of socks for yourself or someone else, let us know, we are happy to help.

SKUs: 28 – 4054956026900, 30 – 4054956026917, 32 – 4054956026924, 34 – 4054956026931, 36 – 4054956026948, 38 – 4054956026955, 40 – 4054956026962, 42 – 4054956026979

Cor-du-Roy

Corduroy has been the favored fabric of sporting squires, Old Money scions, and dapper gentlemen for centuries because of its supreme comfort, soft feel, and versatile styling potential.

Favored as a fabric for everything from suits to accessories, corduroy is especially well-utilized for trousers because it is hard-wearing but also effortlessly elegant and refined, imparting a slouchy, casual grace to any ensemble.

Luxuroy™

With fabric milled by Italian artisans to recreate the unique feel and quality of vintage English corduroy and then attentively assembled by Portuguese craftsmen, these trousers are made from proprietary Luxuroy™ fabric, with a generous weight of 705 grams per linear meter to ensure a pleasing drape and a double-rub rating of 20,000 for unparalleled longevity.

With elegant 8-wale ribbing, these corduroy trousers are ready to take you shooting at a country estate, out on a casual jaunt with friends, and to every adventure that life has in store.

These are true high-rise trousers / slacks / pants with a full cut on larger sizes and slimmer, but never skinny fit for slimmer sizes.

Please check the size guide by the size selectors to learn all about sizing, measurements for each size, and everything else to find the right size for you.

All pants are Unhemmed to 38″ – 96.5cm inseam, so you can tailor them to your length with/without cuffs.

How to Store Your Corduroy Trousers.

Your trousers will arrive neatly packaged in a box. Do not, however, store your trousers in the box as they can become creased.
We recommend storing your trousers on a hanger, either fully extended with a clip hanger or folded over a traditional trouser hanger: ensure that the hanger has a sufficiently thick rod to avoid setting in creases.

If you wish to store your trousers in a chest of drawers, fold them loosely – a tight or compacted fold can set in prominent creases.

How to Care for Your Stancliffe Corduroy Trousers

Wash your trousers with a mild powder or liquid detergent at 30° C or 86° F, which is the equivalent to “Warm” on most modern washing machines. Do not bleach your trousers and do not tumble dry. When air-drying, lay the trousers flat on a drying rack or towel.

When ironing, turn your trousers inside out and iron them on the “Warm” setting, indicated on most irons by two black dots.

Your Fort Belvedere Stancliffe trousers can be dry-cleaned with petroleum solvents only.

• Body Composition: 100% Cotton
• Pocket Lining & Waistband: 100% Cotton
• Crotch Lining: 100% Acetate
• Fabric made in Italy.
• Trousers assembled in Portugal.

• Durable Luxuroy™ Corduroy Cotton Fabric
• Weight: Heavy 705 grams per meter cloth for superior drape
• Incredible longevity, with 20,000 Martindale double-rub certification
• Classic 8-wale ribbing, Luxurious Hand + Milled in Italy with British Style & Feel
• True high-rise waist with double button waistband and Flapped Coin Pocket
• Classic Full Cut, Not Skinny or Slim Fit – Tailored by artisans in Portugal
• Model is 220 lbs – 6’1” or 100kg – 185cm and wears Size 38
• Unhemmed to 38″ – 96.5cm inseam – Tailor it to your length with/without cuffs
• Hook-and-clasp closure for trim lines at the high-rise waist
• Fully-cut seat and front for comfort & mobility that still drapes beautifully
• Full to the knees, the trousers taper somewhat towards the hem for an opening that is pleasantly full but not excessive, being neither too broad nor too narrow.
• Two recessed forward pockets
• Two button-closure rear pockets, and an elegant right-front ticket pocket with buttoned flap
• All buttons are made from natural Materials. They are either made from genuine corozo, which resembles ivory but is sustainably made from tree nuts. Or they are made from water buffalo horn, which has been sustainably harvested according to the latest environmental practices.
• Each button is held in place by the Ascolite system, which employs a durable shank and heat sealing for the tightest hold