ACADEMY BRAND VINTAGE CHINO TROUSERS - SIZE 38, LATE 20TH CENTURY

A CLASSIC PAIR OF VINTAGE CHINO TROUSERS IN NEUTRAL GREY-BEIGE COTTON TWILL, BEARING THE DISTINCTIVE ACADEMY BRAND LABEL. THESE TROUSERS EXEMPLIFY THE STRAIGHTFORWARD, DURABLE CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-TO-LATE 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN MENSWEAR MANUFACTURING.

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS:
- MAKER: ACADEMY BRAND, AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURE
- SIZE: 38 (AUSTRALIAN SIZING)
- MATERIAL: 100% COTTON TWILL IN NEUTRAL GREY-BEIGE TONE
- CONSTRUCTION: TRADITIONAL FIVE-POCKET STYLING WITH FLAT FRONT WAISTBAND AND ZIP FLY CLOSURE
- HARDWARE: ORIGINAL METAL ZIP AND BUTTON FASTENING
- HEM: ORIGINAL ROLLED AND STITCHED CUFFS, APPROXIMATELY 3 CM DEPTH
- LABEL: WOVEN WHITE LABEL WITH BLACK PRINTED TEXT, SECURELY ATTACHED TO INTERIOR WAISTBAND

CONDITION: GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. THE FABRIC RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR AND WEIGHT WITH NO FADING, STAINING, OR DISCOLOURATION. MINOR CREASING VISIBLE FROM STORAGE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. HEM CUFFS SHOW NATURAL WEAR FROM WEAR AND LAUNDERING, WITH SLIGHT SOFTENING TO THE FOLD EDGES. NO TEARS, HOLES, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE GARMENT REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND WEARABLE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. ACADEMY BRAND WAS A RESPECTED AUSTRALIAN MENSWEAR MANUFACTURER PRODUCING QUALITY EVERYDAY CLOTHING FOR THE DOMESTIC MARKET THROUGHOUT THE LATTER HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

THESE VINTAGE CHINOS REPRESENT AUTHENTIC PERIOD MENSWEAR, SUITABLE FOR VINTAGE COLLECTORS, COSTUME DEPARTMENTS, OR THOSE SEEKING GENUINE VINTAGE WORKWEAR AND CASUAL WEAR FROM THE ERA.

Item Size: Height: 110cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

FAL
991738+1

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia