How The Community Clothing Field Trouser Became A Skateboarding Favourite

Originally designed by Patrick Grant for E. Tautz in 2015, the Field Trouser has quietly become one of modern menswear’s most influential silhouettes. Long before wide-leg trousers returned to the mainstream, the style’s oversized proportions, military-inspired detailing and uncompromising construction earned it cult status among fashion insiders, creatives and skaters alike.

The Community Clothing, the Field Trouser has the same relaxed fit and heavyweight construction that made the original so enduring, but its relevance today feels rooted less in fashion and more in the communities that adopted it naturally.

Based on 1950s US military field trousers, the design was intentionally built around movement. Cut with a loose, straight leg and produced in heavyweight cotton drill woven by Brisbane Moss, the trousers balance functionality with ease in a way that feels particularly aligned with skateboarding culture. Durable fabrics, unrestricted silhouettes and garments designed to be worn hard have always existed at the centre of skate style, long before oversized fits became trend-led.

That connection forms the backdrop to the latest Community Clothing campaign, photographed by skater and photographer Stuart Clapp across Southend and the Essex coastline alongside members of the local skate scene. Rather than positioning the trousers as a fashion piece, the imagery documents them where they feel most authentic, oversized, worn-in and constantly in motion.

Alongside their wide silhouette, the Field Trouser retains the utilitarian detailing that defined the original release: reinforced run-and-fell seams, oversized pockets, extra-wide belt loops and a heavyweight handle designed to improve with age. The result is a garment built for longevity rather than seasonal relevance, something increasingly rare across both fashion and skatewear.

What made the original E. Tautz Field Trouser influential wasn’t simply timing, but proportion. At a moment when slim fits dominated menswear, Patrick Grant introduced a shape that felt softer, looser and less restrictive. Nearly a decade later, that approach feels more relevant than ever, particularly within skateboarding and creative communities that continue to prioritise comfort, durability and individuality over trend cycles.

The Community Clothing Field Trouser is available in - navy, olive and stone, priced at £115.

About Community Clothing:

Community Clothing is a British clothing brand and social enterprise founded in 2016 by award winning clothing designer and judge on BBC One’s The Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant. Community Clothing does good things for people and communities in the UK, creating jobs where they’re needed most.

The mission is simple; to sell great quality clothes at prices people can afford; to make these clothes in the best British factories from the finest natural materials; and by doing this to create work and support skilled jobs in regions of the UK that need them most. In short, Community Clothing sells great quality clothes, at affordable prices and consequently creates loads of fantastic jobs in places that really need them. To date Community Clothing has created 279,000 hours of work and supported 1,880 jobs. Community Clothing has a network of 42 partner factories all over the UK, located predominantly in the Northwest, Yorkshire, the East Midlands and South Wales.

Community Clothing has developed a unique business model that keeps costs super low, enabling the brand to produce clothes in the very best UK factories from the best materials, and still sell them at affordable prices. The unique business model utilises off-peak production, creates seasonless, brilliant basics, supports ultra local supply chains and promotes radical simplicity.

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