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Brand profile
Bills Khakis
American heritage menswear label reviving WWII-era military chinos, cut and sewn in the USA since 1990.
ReadingOrigin
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
Similar to Gitman Vintage, LL. Bean, Buck Mason →
What to know about Bills Khakis
One surplus pair started everything
Bill Thomas bought a WWII-era military chino in 1990 and reproduced it; that pattern still defines the line's cotton twill, poplin, corduroy and linen trousers.
Learn the M1, M2, M3 code
The range is organized by three signature fits rather than seasonal styling, extending to five-pocket pants, shorts, sport shirts and belts.
Domestic production at a mid price
Cut and sewn in the United States from its Reading, Pennsylvania base, sold direct online and through menswear specialty shops.
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Brand facts
Bills Khakis makes American-made men's casual clothing built around the WWII-era military chino that founder Bill Thomas reproduced after buying a surplus pair in 1990. The Reading, Pennsylvania label cuts and sews domestically, offering signature M1, M2 and M3 fits in cotton twill, poplin, corduroy and linen, plus five-pocket pants, shorts, sport shirts and belts. Ownership passed to Atlanta private equity firm Source Capital in December 2015 and then to NEJ, Inc. in January 2017; the brand still sells direct online and through menswear specialty shops.
- Founded
- 1990
- Origin
- Reading, United States
- Price
- $$
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Urban prep / Ivy
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