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12 brands that actually make trousers and sit close to Universal Works on style and price — each with what it does differently.

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Our Legacy trousers

Our Legacy

$$$Stockholm

Both brands embrace a relaxed yet tailored aesthetic with an emphasis on high-quality natural materials.

100 trousers tracked · from $176

Shop Our Legacy
Barbour trousers

Barbour

$$$South Shields

Both brands offer stylish designs rooted in British heritage and utilize premium materials.

4 trousers tracked · from $88

Shop Barbour
Holzweiler trousers

Holzweiler

$$$Oslo

Holzweiler emphasizes similar structured yet relaxed styles with premium sustainable materials.

5 trousers tracked · from $63

Shop Holzweiler
rag & bone trousers

rag & bone

$$$New York

New York denim-rooted contemporary label, founded 2002 and acquired in April 2024 by Guess?, Inc. and WHP Global.

44 trousers tracked · from $58

Shop rag & bone
Acne Studios trousers

Acne Studios

$$$$Stockholm

Stockholm fashion house founded in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, known for oversized tailoring, mohair knitwear, denim and the Musubi bag.

140 trousers tracked · from $152

Shop Acne Studios
Engineered Garments trousers

Engineered Garments

$$$New York

Daiki Suzuki's New York label, founded 1999 under Nepenthes, reworking American workwear and military patterns with off-kilter construction and mixed fabrics.

86 trousers tracked · from $149

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Norse Projects trousers

Norse Projects

$$$Copenhagen

Copenhagen label blending streetwear, workwear and Scandinavian minimalism, known for clean silhouettes and technical GORE-TEX outerwear.

24 trousers tracked · from $57

Shop Norse Projects
Margaret Howell trousers

Margaret Howell

$$$$London

British designer label making relaxed shirting, tailoring and knitwear in traditional UK fabrics, independently run from London since 1970.

15 trousers tracked · from $220

Shop Margaret Howell
Filson trousers

Filson

$$$Seattle

Seattle outfitter founded in 1897, known for Mackinaw wool cruisers, waxed Tin Cloth outerwear and Rugged Twill leather-trimmed luggage.

3 trousers tracked · from $80

Shop Filson
Carhartt WIP trousers

Carhartt WIP

$$Weil am Rhein

European-run fashion offshoot of American workwear brand Carhartt, reworking Detroit jackets and duck canvas staples for skate and streetwear audiences.

418 trousers tracked · from $45

Shop Carhartt WIP
Beams Plus trousers

Beams Plus

$$$Tokyo

Beams Plus is the Tokyo-based heritage menswear line of retailer Beams, reworking classic American Ivy, workwear and military styles in Japan.

50 trousers tracked · from $102

Shop Beams Plus
YMC trousers

YMC

$$$London

Workwear and military sources with subculture edge

10 trousers tracked · from $65

Shop YMC

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