I think they can only be regarded as a good alternative.
Crombie Navy Birdseye Trousers
The trousers now identified as probably the right ones are from the Spring/Summer 2013 Paul Smith range.
Paul Smith Indigo Mohair-Blend Trousers
Could this have been when the trousers were chosen.
There is one notable difference however, the pleats on the front are flapped in the opposite direction. That said, the trousers could easily be altered to change the way these pleats lay, so I’d say these are the right ones.
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So, after receiving a pair of the Paul Smith trousers, I can say they are almost certainly not the right ones, for three reasons.
ReplyDelete1) The colour is very off. They are a lot brighter blue than in the website picture, and when contrasted with Capaldi's Crombie coat, it can be seen the colour is very different.
2) The pleats are actually darts, so it would mean the trousers would have to be totally remade to reverse the pleat - I guess it's possible that Paul Smith could have made him an entirely custom designed pair, but the pair above are not the real trousers, and at £210, are a very expensive look-ish alike.
3) On closer inspection, you can see Capaldi's fly shape is different at the bottom. Where Paul Smith's ones are rounded, Capaldi's end on a horizontal line with little curve.