R.M.Williams TD Moleskin Linesman Jean - Regular - Taupe

RRP £104.95 Now £62.97

Product Code: TD TJ097 N6 40R

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When you're striding around in your R.M.Williams moleskins, the last person you'd think to thank would be Louis XIV. But when the Sun King revoked the Edict of Nantes in the mid-17th century, ending religious tolerance of Protestantism in France, many Huguenots, as French protestants were called, fled to England and other parts of Europe taking their business acumen and trades with them. One of these skills was a special method of weaving cotton into a fabric so soft that it felt like the velvety fur of a mole. Because of its hard-wearing qualities and low cost, moleskin quickly became the preferred work-wear of agricultural workers in southern England. Many historians believe that moleskin garments arrived in Australia with the First Fleet. In its new home, the fabric quickly became a firm favourite with those carving out a life in the-then wilderness.

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Throughout the 19th century, moleskin rapidly moved into first place as the apparel of choice of drovers, rural labourers and shearers. So much so that it was included in old folk songs like "The Banks of the Condamine" in lines like - "I'll wash your greasy moleskins on the banks of the Condamine".Back in the early days of the company, R.M.Williams imported the finest English "Beaver" moleskin to manufacture "Stockman Cut" trousers, jodhpurs and jackets. But by the 1950s, a specialist Australian weaving mill was supplying the company with our "national cloth". Since then moleskins remain the official uniform of stockmen, graziers, drovers and shearers, but many professional men routinely wear R.M.Williams moleskins with shirts and ties to the office (especially on Casual Fridays) because they look just as good in a meeting as they do in the saddle. R.M.Williams is the only company to craft clothes from heavyweight 15oz moleskin fabric in Australia - and many extend that claim to the world. Moleskins last for years, but the fabric is difficult to manufacture with. That's why only a traditional bush outfitter like R.M.Williams enjoys such pre-eminence in the manufacture of moleskins because companies looking for the quick turnover of assembly line clothing wouldn't put in the time and effort it takes to make the finest moleskins. You still can't beat natural fibres for maximum breathability and moisture absorption - and R.M.Williams moleskin fabric is 100% cotton. The light construction and weave allow moleskin to not only withstand the snags of barbed wire and spinifex, but it also offers protection and soft comfort. R.M.Williams moleskin - the all-Australian fabric by which all others are measured.

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Goods must have accompanying copy receipt for return.

Goods returned unwanted are subject to a minimum postage charge of £3.50 or the actual delivery costs incurred to us, whichever is the greater.

Returned goods must be in new condition, i.e. unused and unmarked with labels attached.

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