AK MC White Cotton Year-Round Gurkha Trouser

Older in date, approximately 70 years junior to the inconclusive origin of the Bengal stripe shirt – a stripe used in local cloth and used by the Bengal Lancers in the 1880s—the Nepalese kingdom of Gorkha is the place that appellated the Gurkha military; thus, aside from being known to hold out against the British military, who had an army six times the size, in 1814, they are the dependable roots of the Gurkha trouser.

In the realm of stalwart menswear apparel, which earns its moniker from the military, the complex Gurkha trouser has long been fallible to unsightly designs with few interpretations that adhere to the upper echelon practice of craftsmanship.

Clean in silhouette, only enhanced by the flat-fronted design inspired by our Riviera trouser models, the custom AK MC details, which include a high waist, distinctive waistband, elongated front buckle, and fishtail back seam create a modern paradigm of sartorial Gurkha trouser making.

As usual, the trouser features side-adjusters, and will arrive unhemmed for your discretion.

Crafted from premium cotton, the fabrics soft yet substantial texture sets it apart from traditional, stiffer varieties, enabling these trousers to perform all-year-round in nearly every locale you wish.

The Gurkha trouser is a torchbearer of our sartorial enactment, and each rendition has been deliberately crafted to act as an amalgam of our now extensive collection.

As mentioned, comfortability can be impaired by less porous and unforgiving fabrics and a chunkier silhouette, and so with our aforementioned designing details, it allows for the utmost dexterity when either traipsing around La Défense for a series of meetings in an AK MC Signature jacket, chalkstripe VBC Signature six-button “V” shape waistcoat, a Bengal stripe shirt, and handmade suede Belgian loafers. For the tail end of winter on the Continent, socks are not advised; however, with the gently tapered leg of the model, they do blend nicely with socks in the spring.

As the advection of hot air is still prevalent in reaching the smart resorts in the Caribbean and Palm Beach, and so only a cotton long or -shirt-sleeve shirt would suffice with the Gurkha trousers. From cashmere roll necks, blazers, sports jackets, ties, and even espadrilles or Venetian slippers all compliment the AK MC Gurkha model, thus only emphasizing its unrivalled versatility.