Adapted from type 122 Pleat Back Jeans, these Pleat Back Shorts are constructed without back pockets or a back yoke- the seat is shaped by two ‘English’ pleats, facing towards the middle, and adding roominess for free movement without the structure of seams. The diagonal side pockets will curve and stretch with wear, and the six belt loops are fully lined.

The pleats give 142 shorts a cleaner look and feel than Tender jeans, while also harking back subtly to vintage formal trousers, often made without back pockets to give a cleaner line under a coat tail. The legs are hemmed at the knee, and these shorts wear particularly well with the type 499 Double Breasted Pullover Dress Shirt.