Coastal Canvas Pant
$90
Heavy-duty canvas, triple-stitched at the seams. The Coastal Canvas Pant is designed for the man who spends half his life on the deck of a dhow and the other half in the market at Stone Town. Reinforced knee, gusseted crotch, room to move.
The Story of the Canvas Pant
Before synthetic fabric, before polyester blends, there was canvas — the same material that made the sails that moved the trade routes of the Indian Ocean. This pant is cut from that lineage. The canvas is waxed during production so it sheds light rain and spray, the same way the old trading dhows shed water from their cotton sails. It is not waterproof. It is water-resistant in the way that matters: enough to keep you moving when the weather turns before you do.
noun · Swahili · /kaˈskazi/ — the northeast monsoon wind