White pants - Classic or Miami Vice?

[Vladimir Berkov]

What are your opinions on white pants? Did they exist as a wardrobe item in the 20s-30s? I have heard of white duck canvas pants, but am not sure what they were exactly. Were they pure white cotton?

I am thinking of getting a pair of the Bill's M1 khakis in a heavy white canvas, possibly to wear with a blue blazer, but am not sure if I will be committing a major sartorial faux pas.

[andrei67]

For me the only white trousers are the linens for summer, but that's only my view.

[dopey]

The heavy white cotton canvas trousers are the classic white ducks worn with a blazer. Not for me, though.

[Richard3]

What are your opinions on white pants? Did they exist as a wardrobe item in the 20s-30s? I have heard of white duck canvas pants, but am not sure what they were exactly. Were they pure white cotton?

I am thinking of getting a pair of the Bill's M1 khakis in a heavy white canvas, possibly to wear with a blue blazer, but am not sure if I will be committing a major sartorial faux pas.

I am also thinking of getting a pair of white ducks this spring/summer, maybe from Ben Silver. I am not sure what the white pants you see in old pictures were made of. Maybe flannel, but I´d guess wool gabardine (there is a picture of Dave Niven in Flusser`s Dressing the man showing the actor in white gabardines)... anyone?

[MildlyConsumptiv]

"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."

I think people wore white flannel in the olden days.

[David V]

Olden days! Indeed!

[dopey]

"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."

I think people wore white flannel in the olden days.

Perhaps, but they were afraid to eat peaches.

[JamesT1]

I think people wore white flannel in the olden days.

In The Great Gatsby, the protagonist wore a white flannel suit to the first of Gatsby's dinner parties that he attended, I believe

[Huzir]

White flannel trousers were standard attire for cricket in the pre-polyester era. My father until fairly recently wore them to play tennis.

White flannels are classic sportswear.

[Cufflink79]

I think people wore white flannel in the olden days.

In The Great Gatsby, the protagonist wore a white flannel suit to the first of Gatsby's dinner parties that he attended, I believe

I believe it was white flannel trousers with a blue blazer and repp tie. If the protagonist is Nick Carraway played by Sam Waterston.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79