Herringbone is one of those patterns that rewards patience. Wear it once and it looks considered. Wear it for a season and it starts to look like yours. The texture catches light differently depending on the weight of the cloth, and a well made pair of herringbone trousers will develop a softness through the seat and thigh that no amount of money can buy on day one. That is what we are after here.

We have been looking specifically at trousers cut in proper woollen herringbone rather than the synthetic versions that flatten out after three wears and lose whatever character they started with. Fit matters enormously. Too slim and the pattern gets distorted. Too wide and it reads as costume. The right cut sits somewhere between the two and works dressed up with a blazer or dressed down with a chunky knit and a decent boot. These are the pairs that only get better from here.