Trouser fabric question...

[boushi_mania]

So, I was standing in the store this evening, thinking about buying a pair or two of cotton slacks for the spring. I've been meaning to find something in cotton drill, but no matter where I look, all I seem to find are "chinos".

But then again, what is the difference between these two fabrics, anyway? Is there one? They both appear to be a cotton twill, but I really don't know. [huh]

 

[Creeping Past]

There's different weights of all fabrics. Cotton drill, where specified, tends to be heavier than the stuff they make mass-market chinos from.

 

[BellyTank]

Chinos may not even be drill/twill- I've seen plain weave khakis sold as "Chinos".

The terms- drill and twill are often used interchangeably but that doesn't make it right.


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