Glossary · Cloth
Cavalry twill
A steep, pronounced double-line twill in heavy worsted, originally cut for riding breeches. Hard-wearing, distinctly ridged and dry to the hand: a country trouser cloth that outlasts almost anything else in a wardrobe.
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Glossary · Cloth
A steep, pronounced double-line twill in heavy worsted, originally cut for riding breeches. Hard-wearing, distinctly ridged and dry to the hand: a country trouser cloth that outlasts almost anything else in a wardrobe.