As part of Esquire’s Style Blog for this weeks fashion tips and advice for Fall 2010 garment, they’ve compiled a list of a few things you should know or pass along to your more fashionable friend.
Read an excerpt from their guide:
Corduroy’s vertical ribs are called wales, from the Anglo-Saxon walu, meaning “to mark with stripes,” and their thickness can determine how you wear the cloth: Sixteen ribs to an inch is known as pinwale, and it’s great for suits; eight ribs to an inch is a wide wale and is good for casual trousers. Above that and things get seriously chunky. Also of note: The more wales to an inch, the louder the characteristic thwummp noise they make when rubbing together.
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