Charles Pants in Blue Stripe Size:L // 34 When the train finally settles

When the train finally settles into motion

feet in the sand

the rain keeps working the hills

The shirt stays on

The air already felt like a wet blanket

Charles Pants in Blue Stripe Size:L // 34 When the train finally settlesCharles Pants in Blue Stripe Woodstock, Cape Town, just before the ceremony starts. The street is louder than expected. Music drifting from somewhere nearby, people stepping between cafs and old brick warehouses dressed sharper than usual. Jackets come off early. Shirts stay tucked. The Charles Pants sit high on the waist, holding their line as the afternoon stretches on. This is formal without stiffness. Standing conversations turn into long ones.