Bonobos is considering using adjectives to name all pants going forward. This name is fitting for these devastatingly handsome pitch-black stretch wool trousers. We’re bringing back the incomparable red and black tiger-stripe silk liner that can only be construed as savage… but we’re not showing it in the back pockets. We know you’ll want to wear these pants to work, and there will be long periods of time where you’ll need to keep your inner savage tiger caged. But you’ll know that deep inside lies a potential for mischief, a thirst for the hunt.
As if it weren’t hard enough to be both subtle and devastating, these are also versatile. Easy to pick the right shoes (black) and belt (black), and the top remains a blank canvas – hard to find a dress shirt or sweater they don’t pair well with. By hiding the silk liner inside, we ensure the wink of style that normally festoons the back welt pockets won’t interfere with your need to follow boardroom decorum.
The Savage trouser carries special significance; it would be hard to argue that any man other than Bryan Wolff has done more for Bonobos than Ben Savage as a landlord, investor, counselor and friend. Ben (the scathing pen of Dear Savage fame at Stanford) comes alive in the evening. He operates from a dark and lavish lair just off Union Square that was once the home of our company. And so we honor his contributions with this savage black wool trouser.
