Bemount Riviera Side-Buckle Linen Trouser, Cream

Breathes properly through a full working day. Perfect for the office and fine for dinner after.

Breathes properly through a full working day. Six weeks in and it still looks new.

No loose threads anywhere, which I always check first. Looks as good in person as it does in the photographs.

No loose threads anywhere, which I always check first. Good garment, though the colour in daylight is a fair way off the product photo.

Washed it cold and it came out exactly the same. No complaints about the make, but the delivery window needs to be more realistic.

Washed it cold and it came out exactly the same. Worth it at the sale price and honestly worth it at full price too.

My tailor had a look and said the make is genuinely good. I usually sit between two sizes and the measurements chart got it right.

My tailor had a look and said the make is genuinely good. Needed a light iron out of the packet.

Bought one, then ordered a second in another colour a week later. Colour is slightly deeper than it looked on my screen, still happy with it.

Bought one, then ordered a second in another colour a week later. This is the second one I have bought and it will not be the last.

Photographs do not quite do the fabric justice. Packed it for a week away and it needed no ironing.

Photographs do not quite do the fabric justice. Sleeves are marginally long on me, though that is my arms.

Comfortable from the first wear, no breaking-in needed. Would rate it higher if exchanging for another size had been simpler.

Comfortable from the first wear, no breaking-in needed. My usual size fit first time, no returns needed.

This has become the thing I reach for first. Wish the size guide listed the shoulder measurement too.

Quality is consistent with the more expensive brands I have tried. Worth it at the sale price and honestly worth it at full price too.

Quality is consistent with the more expensive brands I have tried. Wore it through a full day in Chennai humidity and stayed comfortable.

Packaging was plastic-free, which I appreciated. Fits well enough that I have stopped bothering with the tailor.

Packaging was plastic-free, which I appreciated. Looks as good in person as it does in the photographs.

Held up through a long travel day without looking slept in. Size guide is accurate, which is rarer than it should be.

The colour has not shifted at all after a month of regular wear. Needed a light iron out of the packet.

The colour has not shifted at all after a month of regular wear. Bought it for a Goa wedding in May and stayed cool the whole evening.

Waist sits exactly where the size chart said. Took a day longer to arrive than the estimate said.

Waist sits exactly where the size chart said. Slightly more relaxed through the leg than I expected, which I have come round to.

Pockets are deep enough for a phone without it swinging around. Delivery was quick and everything arrived exactly as described.

The pleats hold instead of flattening out after one wear. Wore it through a full day in Chennai humidity and stayed comfortable.

The pleats hold instead of flattening out after one wear. Perfect for the office and fine for dinner after.

Falls properly rather than clinging at the knee. Looks as good in person as it does in the photographs.

Falls properly rather than clinging at the knee. Have recommended it to two colleagues already.

Length was right off the peg for me at 5'10". Easily the best fitting piece I own in this category.

Heavy enough that it does not go transparent in sunlight. Would have given five if it came in a half size.

Heavy enough that it does not go transparent in sunlight. Needed a light iron out of the packet.

Belt loops are wide enough for a proper belt. Got asked where it was from twice at a wedding.

Belt loops are wide enough for a proper belt. This is the second one I have bought and it will not be the last.

The drape is genuinely good, it hangs rather than hugs. Sleeves are marginally long on me, though that is my arms.

Seat is cut with enough room to sit through a long meeting. Perfect for the office and fine for dinner after.

Seat is cut with enough room to sit through a long meeting. Six weeks in and it still looks new.

Hem finish is neat, not a raw overlock. Wish the size guide listed the shoulder measurement too.

Hem finish is neat, not a raw overlock. Ordering another in a different colour this month.

Creases fall out overnight on a hanger. Worth it at the sale price and honestly worth it at full price too.

Waistband does not roll over when I sit down. I usually sit between two sizes and the measurements chart got it right.

Waistband does not roll over when I sit down. Fits well enough that I have stopped bothering with the tailor.

Fabric is much better than I expected at this price. This is the second one I have bought and it will not be the last.

Fabric is much better than I expected at this price. Would like to see one more colour in this fabric.

Held its shape after four washes with no fading. Held up fine through a Mumbai monsoon commute.

Stitching is clean inside and out. Took a day longer to arrive than the estimate said.

Stitching is clean inside and out. Slightly more relaxed through the leg than I expected, which I have come round to.

Exactly what was pictured, no surprises. Ordering another in a different colour this month.

Exactly what was pictured, no surprises. Delivery was quick and everything arrived exactly as described.

Feels considerably more expensive than it cost. Fabric softened after the first wash, better for it, but worth knowing.

The finish on this is a step above what I usually get online. Fits well enough that I have stopped bothering with the tailor.

The finish on this is a step above what I usually get online. Looks as good in person as it does in the photographs.

Colour is true to the listing photos. The pocket is a little shallow for my liking.

Colour is true to the listing photos. Quality is genuinely good but it arrived three days late. Marking it down for that, not the garment.

Weight of the cloth is right for most of the year here. Bought it for a Goa wedding in May and stayed cool the whole evening.

Weight of the cloth is right for most of the year here. Runs a touch long on me, but that is my height rather than the cut.

Arrived neatly folded and pressed, not crushed into a bag. My usual size fit first time, no returns needed.

Arrived neatly folded and pressed, not crushed into a bag. Got asked where it was from twice at a wedding.

Third order from Bemount and the sizing has been consistent every time. Delivery was quick and everything arrived exactly as described.

Third order from Bemount and the sizing has been consistent every time. Packed it for a week away and it needed no ironing.