Trouser Chain

Trouser Chains: give your silhouette some character ⛓️

A well chosen trouser chain turns a plain outfit into a style statement. Browse our selection, from punk metal to auburn leather, from a light feather to brutalist steel.

• ⛓️ Brushed steel chain, for a raw workwear look
• 🪶 Feather dungarees chain, delicate and feminine
• 🌑 Moon & Punk chains, for subculture lovers
• 🟤 Auburn & Liquorice leather chains, vintage elegance

Clips easily onto any pair of dungarees or jeans. Shipped from France, packed by us.

Now the part nobody tells you. A chain is chosen together with the cut of the trousers it will live on. On a narrow leg you see all of it; on a very wide one it drowns in the folds.

Wide, wide leg, baggy, slim 📐

These four words get used as synonyms. They aren't.

• Wide: the leg opens out gradually from the thigh down. The hip still reads.
• Wide leg: full from hip to ankle, with a straight drape that hangs like a curtain.
• Baggy: the volume sits on the seat and thighs, and the leg tapers towards the hem.
• Slim: the fabric follows the leg, with enough elastane to sit down without straining the seams.

The chain behaves differently on each of them. On a slim cut, it lifts away from the body and you see the whole of it. On a baggy cut, it settles into the hollow between pocket and thigh. On wide leg, the link size decides everything: a fine chain disappears into the drape, a chunky one still reads. On a wide cut, you have the most room to get it right.

The sack effect, and how to avoid it 🧱

The sack effect has nothing to do with the size you ordered, and everything to do with where the garment pulls in. A loose piece that never narrows anywhere is volume with no information: no waist, no hip, no ankle.

Three ways to fix it. Mark the waist: belt, straps set short, top tucked in. Pull in the hem: a 4 to 6 cm turn-up changes everything on a wide leg. Break the vertical line at the side, which is exactly what a chain does when it lays a diagonal across the hip. The mistake that fails every time: loose on top, loose at the bottom, and a fine chain over it.

Which fabric hangs well in which cut 🧵

Fabric weight, in grams per square metre, decides the drape more than the colour does. Our fabrics run from 280 to 320 GSM.

• 280 GSM: soft, it folds loosely. Good on slim and baggy cuts. On wide leg it flaps and creases at the knee.
• 300 GSM: the straightest drape. It works on nearly every cut, no arguments.
• 320 GSM: dense, a little stiff at first. It holds a wide leg standing up, literally. On a slim cut, it gets in the way.

Two fabric rules. Raw denim hangs stiff and carries a heavy chain; washed denim sags at the hip as soon as you hang thick metal off it. Corduroy marks at the point of contact: go for leather rather than steel.

Where to clip it, and how long 🔗

Attachment point: a belt loop, never a pocket. A jeans pocket isn't stitched to carry weight, and the corner seam gives way before the chain does. Length: the bottom of the loop should stop above mid-thigh. Any lower and it knocks against your knee.

On dungarees there is an option trousers don't have: clip it on the bib side, to the strap ring. The chain then runs down the torso, and sits better under a jacket. Have a look at our accessories too.

What it isn't: building site gear. A chain dangling next to a spinning machine is a no-go.

Getting the size right 📏

The chain has no size. The trousers it hangs from do. The classic mistake is starting from your top size instead of your trouser size: chest measurement decides nothing here, and adjustable straps make up 5 to 8 cm.

Two fingers between strap and shoulder, no more. Between two sizes on a slim cut, take the smaller one. On wide or wide leg, take your exact size: going up a size on a cut that is already full is precisely how the sack effect gets made.

We cut from XS to 8XL. Our size guide has a calculator: enter your height and weight, and it gives you the size to order.

Delivery, exchange and care 🚚

Part of our range ships from our own stock in Miramas, in the south of France, and we pack every order ourselves. That's Express Delivery, delivered in 3 to 7 working days. If the trouser size isn't right, an exchange is possible within 14 days.

Care, the bit everyone forgets: take the chain off before washing. Metal in a drum damages both the drum and the fabric. Wash the garment at 30 °C inside out, no tumble dryer. At that temperature heavy cotton shrinks less than 2%. At 60 °C, a lot more. For the metal, a dry cloth is enough.

👉 Also discover our full La Salopette® collection. Picks from the selection: Feather Dungarees Chain and Steel Trouser
Chain 🌼.