Tops and trousers, Higginsville Missouri
The top half and the bottom half, in agreement
Five tops and three trousers drafted to the same shoulder and the same rise, so a piece bought this season still sits with one bought next season.
Shop the topsRead the rail in two halves
Mesh and cotton on top, corduroy and stretch woven below, all cut to the proportions we keep returning to.
What we refuse
Nothing that only works standing up
A top that rides when you raise an arm, or a trouser that gapes at the back when you sit, is not a fit problem. It is a pattern problem, and it goes back to the table.
Sleeves are where a top is won or lost
A slim top only works if the sleeve moves with the arm. We cut the upper sleeve a little fuller and test it under a jacket, over a vest and with a bag on the shoulder. Necklines are drafted to sit flat rather than gape, and the armhole is measured on three body types before a pattern is signed off. Anything that pulls when you reach forward does not go on the rail.
The same top, three bottoms
A cowl tee with corduroy, with velour flares, and tucked into a uniform pant, to show how one shoulder reads against three rises.
With corduroyMid Rise Stretch Woven Flare Uniform Pants
$59.99
With velourLow-Rise Drawstring Velour Flare Jogger Pants
$69.99
Tucked inElastic Waist Solid Corduroy Straight Leg Pants
$61.99
The close-up: rib, cuff, waistband
Three things you notice after a week of wear: a rib that recovers at the cuff, a waistband that keeps its shape when you sit, and a seam that stays flat under a tucked hem. We photograph all three before and after washing.
The fine print, plainly
Six washes before approval
Every cloth is washed and worn a week before it earns a place on the rail.
Rise and inseam listed
Three numbers on every trouser page, measured flat on the sample.
30-day returns
Unworn with tags, sent back to Higginsville, refunded at the price you paid.