Soft yet sturdy and durable is this heavy pure cotton fabric: a moleskin from Kindermann, a specialist in workwear fabrics. The finished cloth is sanded and napped in several work steps to achieve the inimitable softness and feel so typical of a moleskin. Hiltl uses it to make these chinos with straight legs and side pockets. A watch pocket is placed below the waistband, the back pockets are to close with genuine horn buttons.

When master tailor Fritz Hiltl founded his trousers’ manufactory in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in the Upper Palatinate in 1955, he could hardly have dreamed that a good 60 years later his company would be selling trousers in more than 40 countries. The basis of this lasting success is the consistent focus on Hiltl’s philosophy: He never wanted to be the biggest on the market, but the best. Production has long since been outsourced to other, company-owned locations far beyond the Palatinate, but the ambition to deliver trousers of uncompromising quality and perfect fit has remained to this day. Regardless, whether you eye up Hiltl’s models for the business world or trousers designed for leisure time, the company delivers on its high claims.