Reproduction of the standard issue trouser for all Army (including Air Corps) personnel throughout WWII. These pants were worn both in the field and with the Service Coats or Ike Jackets. Our reproductions are made from wool serge cloth custom woven in the correct WWII olive drab shade. (It looks like an olive brown).

Our trousers are the Wartime cut which have a high waist, full thigh and seat. Trousers made from the 1930's until mid-1942 had a a closer fit like normal dress trousers, which looks far more attractive but field use leads to split seat and crotch seams. Complaints from the troops were dismissed by the QMC at first, but a deluge of letters from officers finally led to the pattern being altered. The thigh, seat and rise were substantially increased to give better freedom of movement for squatting, kneeling, crawling and running.

Trouser Fabric: 70/30 wool/ poly. (Originals vary from 70/30 wool/rayon to 100% wool. We had several original swatches tested.)

Cut: Original WWII Wool and Khaki trousers actually share the same pattern. Until 1942, they were cut like slim fit dress slacks. This looked sharp, but was ill suited for field/ combat use as it inhibited freedom of movement and the seat seams often split open. The massive number of complaints from the troops led to a new cut being introduced in early 1942. The new cut had an extremely high rise of 14"-15" and much larger thigh and seat dimensions- but these pants were and often are described as looking like they contain a loaded diaper.

We've tried both cuts over the years and both produced the same complaints they did in the 1940's. So, in 2020, after constant fussing about the fit, I opted to tweak the design. I spent a couple of days comparing the originals to a variety of other trousers that did fit well, and ended up with a pattern that uses the 11"-12" rise of the early trousers and splits the difference on the seat and thigh dimensions. They fit well, are comfortable, functional, the rise is high but not insanely so and they don't look like one is hiding a loaf of bread in their underwear. Most people are not aware of all this, but some historians tend to get rather passionate about such things, hence the explanation. Feedback has been very positive.

Sizing and Fit: As with all of our trousers, we use modern "vanity" sizing (as do nearly all other clothing companies) rather than the actual waist measure as they did in WWII. Thus, the waists of our trousers measure 2-3" larger than the size.

Example: Size 34 measures 36-37 inches.
Simply order your the same waist size you wear in jeans or casual pants from Old Navy, J. Crew, Gap, 5.11 Tactical, etc..
If you wear a 36 in jeans, our size 36 will fit.

Inseams: 33 inches.

Suspenders? The Army designed these to be held up with a belt and did not see fit to design these with suspender buttons, but adding them is not difficult.

Imported.

Washing Instructions

Dry Clean or hand wash in a sink or bucket and hang dry. Never use a washer or dryer!


Trouser Accessories

Trouser Belts	Officer Trouser Belts	Suspender Buttons	Trouser Suspenders