*This item is eligible for exchange or store credit only, no refunds. SPECS Fabric: New Old Stock 100% cotton corduroy, mid-wale, sixties-vibe moss green color. * Inspired by late 50’s early 60’s ’stovepipe’ jeans and vintage casual trousers.* Tab waist band à la McQueen, concealed closure snaps.* Streamlined waistband sans belt loops.* Side snap cinch tabs (adjusting waist by about 1½” when both tabs are fully cinched)* New Old Stock pocket bags: fancy woven dobby stripes.* Discreet denim-like ‘selvedge’ tape tab on waistband.* Zipper fly, brass “Gripper Zipper”.* Discreet “M” stitched rear pockets.* Flat-felled seam ‘caballo’ construction, with Sportsman green color chainstitch accent.* Tonal stitching, 100% cotton thread.* Woven rayon MF® mfsc “Sportsman” label on inside waistband.* Made in USA. SIZING/FIT The Mister Freedom® Speedways comes raw/unwashed. Follow the usual recommended initial method before wearing: cold soak for 30mn, spin dry and line dry. Please refer to sizing chart to determine which size works for you. CL's Advice: I am usually between a w30 and W32 in mfsc pants, and I’m in luck since the Speedways come in W31. According to waistline fluctuations, I cinch one or both side tabs, which keeps the pants up. The bottom hem is done by single needle machine, not chainstitch, an easy operation for your local alteration place. As a matter of personal preference with this Speedways pattern, I opted for the sixties-vibe “flood” look with no trousers break. To each his own, but we do not recommend cuffing these with jeans rolls. When deciding which length works for you before alteration, especially if you are planning to heat-dry these in the future, consider the potential extra shrinkage of the leg seams (due to the 100% cotton thread caballo stitching) which will bunch the fabric and pull-up the inseam noticeably. CARE Machine wash on delicate, cold water, minimal eco-friendly detergent. Turn inside-out to avoid marbling of the fabric. Line dry only. This fabric will develop attractive patina over time, according to the owner’s activities, frequency of wear and laundering choices. STORY The Speedways, an MF® tribute to late 50’s early 60’s popular ‘stovepipe’ type jeans. Originally a popular style among young adults and the usual suspects in Hollywood, the slim cut "wheat jeans" made their way around campuses and off screen breaks during the 60's. The combination of slim leg, extended waist tab with concealed snaps, and belt loops substituted by adjustable side tabs, seem to have been a 1960’s staple of California Cool, and a wardrobe favorite for iconic actors. This time with a New Old Stock corduroy fabric, in a vintage moss green color. This is the original color of the fabric as we found it, and it has a definite sixties vibe. If you are after non-five pocket casual jeans with a vintage slim leg, and appreciate the elegant streamlined waistband look, the SPEEDWAYS could be the ticket. The mfsc SPEEDWAYS Cords are designed in California by Mister Freedom® and manufactured in the USA in collaboration with Sugar Cane Co.
