Kaze Pants - Gray

風 (kaze): "wind."

Every autumn, forecasters in Tokyo and Osaka wait to announce kogarashi ichigō, wind number one: the first strong, cold northerly of late autumn. Kogarashi means tree-witherer, the wind that strips the last leaves, and haiku poets have used it as a word for winter for centuries. Once it blows, people in the city start digging out their coats.

This gray is a clean mid gray, like a November sky before rain, with the crinkle of cotton-linen running through it. Curved seams shape the balloon legs and the deep seat, and the cuffs gather at the ankle so the hem stays off the ground.

Gray goes with both tees in the photos, black and white, and with nearly everything else in a closet. Throw a hoodie over the top when the kogarashi blows, and wear the light cotton-linen on its own through the warm months. The black and beige versions of the cut hang in the pants range.

• Fabric: cotton-linen blend, light and breathable
• Waist: elastic with drawstring
• Shape: oversized balloon fit, curved seam panels, deep seat, gathered and tapered ankle cuffs
• Pockets: side pockets
• Sizes: jeans-style waist sizes 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in, 172 lb wears 31; 5 ft 11 in, 198 lb wears 34

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.