{"product_id":"the-all-day-trouser","title":"The All Day Trouser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned for all day. Built for longer. Made to make memories in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe All Day Trouser is the first design outcome from \u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Our Wardrobe\u003c\/strong\u003e, an ongoing research project exploring why we keep some clothes, wear them repeatedly and develop lasting relationships with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than designing another trouser for a particular season or occasion, the project asks: \u003cstrong\u003eCould one well-designed trouser work across more of our lives — and could that help us wear it more, keep it for longer and build memories in it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesigned through wear\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trouser has evolved through making, wearing, observing and remaking. Its relaxed silhouette, adjustable waist and simplified construction have been developed around movement, comfort and versatility across different activities and environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final pattern is now working and the current garment is being made. It will move next into real-world wear testing, followed by small refinements and versions in the intended colours and fabrics for photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake → Wear → Observe → Refine → Wear again\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne trouser. More of your day.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur wardrobes are often divided into categories: work, leisure, travel, social occasions, formalwear and casualwear. The All Day Trouser questions whether those divisions always need to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts adjustable fit and relaxed proportions are intended to allow the same garment to move between activities rather than requiring a different trouser for each part of the day. Versatility becomes part of the durability proposition: more opportunities to wear a garment can mean more experiences in it, and more opportunities for attachment and memory to develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDurability through simplicity\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDurability is not only about choosing a strong fabric. It can begin with the way a garment is designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring development, the construction of the All Day Trouser was progressively simplified. Pattern pieces were reduced, unnecessary construction was removed and potential points of future failure were reconsidered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than using complexity as a marker of quality, the trouser asks whether \u003cstrong\u003edoing less can allow the things that remain to be done better\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFewer components, seams and construction stages allow greater attention to stitch quality, seam execution and finishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReduce complexity. Reduce potential failure points. Concentrate craftsmanship. 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Instead, the project investigates the different conditions that might encourage longer use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhysical durability matters: fabric, construction, stitching, finishing and the removal of unnecessary failure points. But another form of durability matters too: \u003cstrong\u003eWill someone still want to wear it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Our Wardrobe researches emotional durability and garment retention: the relationships that develop between people and the clothes they choose to keep. The All Day Trouser brings those questions into design practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMade to make memories in\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eClothes change when we live in them. 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