Fashion Trends: Le Cord Du Roi

One thing I've always liked is fashion. Whether it'd be looking at the Quarterly issue of GQ or growing up seeing my dad wear suit after suit and wishing I could somehow, someday, pull off some of the styles he could pull off so well. Lately, I've been diving into the world of Pinterests, on the Men's Apparel section and one of the newest old trends I've seen is corduroy pants. This surprised me, because for the longest time corduroy pants, were definitely out of style and really apart of a dying style that once had potential in the late 80's through the 90's (I remember growing up my older brothers had corduroy's and they were a huge trend). It's always funny how trends make their way back around, and I'm definitely glad that corduroy's (otherwise known as cords) have made their way back into the lives of many.

I'll admit it, I was a little late on getting into the corduroy trend, regardless I really liked the looks of them. Earlier in January, I was a store when I was at the mall, and said I'd try on a pair for the S's and G's (Shits and giggles) but to my surprise I looked great in them, and they fit amazingly. Being as broke as I was at the time, after Christmas, I decided that one day I'd come back and get the pants that have treated me so well. A few weeks ago, I came back to that very store, to find to my surprise spring clothes. I was incredibly pissed, mostly because there was still snow on the ground and the amount of pants on display was very little. I asked one of the employees and he helped me find one of the last clearanced pairs, which was lucky because they were in my size. My mood took a complete 180, especially the fact that they were half off since the last time I was there. I now have two pair of cords and they are now my favorite pants (I put a few of my pairs of jeans aside).

Some of my favorite styles are now becoming revolved around my cords, and with the addition of my cords has allowed me to experiment with some new styles, I'll share a few of my favorite.

Old Navy Grey Cords

Urban Outfitters Western Plaid

Tom's Grey Bota's. 

This is one of the exact outfits I like to wear, the greys of the cords and botas go incredible well together (regardless you wouldn't think, the cords are a little darker than the picture). The shoes are interchangeable with any pair of non-sneakery type shoes. The plaid is really interchangeable with any long-sleeved shirt with color, anything plaid, or flannel goes really well. For more on these styles, visit their websites here: Tom's, Urban Outfitter's, and Old Navy. Beware: Cords are currently very hard to find, since spring is just around the corner.

Any dark or colorful graphic T, Old Navy Spurs.

511 Levi's Khaki Cords

Van's Slip-Ons, in various colors depending
on the graphic t.

This is one of my favorite simple styles that comes with the cords. Any graphic t-shirt (one that has something more retro-y works well, old school rap, old school sports teams, etc.) works really well with the cords. The shoes as with any style can be varied, but something simple such as Van's works well, especially with the folded up cords. To see these visit: Urban Outfitter's Levi Cords, Old Navy NBA Graphic T's, Urban Outfitter's Van Slip-Ons.

Le Cord Du Roi, are among some of the best pants I've ever owned (with that most comfortable and a lot more stylish on days where you aren't feeling the jeans) and are one of the coolest old new trends. Even though, winter is almost over, they'll be a good investment now more than anytime (especially since most are on clearance) and will be good for those cold, depressing, spring days and probably would be very wearable through spring and especially fall.