Old Navy’s Hidden Gem: Khaki Block Herringbone Trousers
I’ve really been digging these khaki and black block herringbone trousers I picked up from Old Navy for about forty dollars CAD. I I love old navy's Tall sizes, the 36 and 38 inseams are great for a seated person like myself, so I'm not rolling around in my wheelchair looking like I'm expecting a flood. They’re thick, durable, and surprisingly warm — the kind of pants that make you feel like you’ve got real fabric on your legs again. I’m always a little mesmerized by the pattern: from a distance, they just read as an off-brown, but up close, the texture comes alive. The alternating khaki and black blocks — roughly one by one-and-a-half centimetres each — create a subtle geometric rhythm that plays beautifully with light. What’s especially interesting here is the pattern itself. Most people know herringbone — that classic zigzag arrangement of diagonal twill lines found in tweed jackets or cavalry twill trousers. But this is a block herringbone , a larger and more deliber...