House of Gordon Cousins

**Riverkilt** · 17th May 07, 11:35 PM

Orvis has men's wool tartan pants on sale, $50 off. They don't give a weight, but the fabric seems around 11oz or less.

The only tartan left is a color Orvis calls "Sage."

But when it arrived I could swear it was the same as weathered Gordon.

When I compare it to my weathered Gordon kilt its off in that there are no yellow threads in the pants and the black tartan lines are slightly different. But the two background colors are spot on.

For some reason the front slash pockets are made like none I've ever seen. Both sides have a purposly sewn in opening at the top on the inside so if I wanted to I could scratch my belly or something....or hang them from a pole. Think I read some of you have these...would appreciate any clues about those pocket holes.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...ubcat_id=11947

is the link.

Ron

**brandycr** · 17th May 07, 11:43 PM

cant wear a kilt go for the pants like your logic lol

**Erisianmonkey** · 18th May 07, 12:18 AM

Having looked at the catalog I believe it is part of the "comfort waist mechanism" I have owned several pair of p-nts like that. I have always found it odd that it gets called "comfort waist" or the like, when I find it anything but. I would much rather have the wide elastic band like a sans-a-belt style.

**MrLion** · 18th May 07, 03:56 AM

That "Sage" pattern looks like "weathered Black Watch", nice!

**BEEDEE** · 18th May 07, 07:50 AM

Go slay all those dragons next week in your Orvis trews when you can't wear a kilt!

Brian

**auld argonian** · 18th May 07, 07:58 AM

Screw the pants...can I get several yards of that Sage material?

Well...they do look better than I would have thought...if ya gotta, ya gotta...just do it with flair!

Best

AA

**Tattoo Bradley** · 18th May 07, 08:00 AM

The openings are so you can play pocket pool.

:ban:

Sorry... couldn't resist.

**auld argonian** · 18th May 07, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

The openings are so you can play pocket pool.

:ban:

Sorry... couldn't resist.

Oh, dammit...you beat me to that one!

Maybe they're there on the assumption that you're going to travel and will be wearing one of those money belts under your pants and you need to get access to it to get your traveller's cheques out?

Hey...makes as much sense as anything else that I can think of!

Best

AA