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Name our stone twill!
andy — August 21, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
It’s time for another Bonobos contest.
To the winner? A free pair of our new stretch brushed organic lightweight twill. In the color stone. We call them, for now, Stone Twill.
You can do better than that. What do you call them?
(You don’t have to write the description as well to win the contest, but descriptions will be taken as a factor. Just see our previous contest on the Navy Bleus to see what we mean.)
Stone Colds
Rolling Stones
Concrete Jungle(s)
Name: Stone Fox
Elusive, Sleek, Sly and Hunted- Not just pants….a Lifestyle.
Stone Temple Twills
Hey Guys! I love the twill pants you guys have, so here are a few suggestions:
-Vanilla Beans
-Creamy Concessions
-Chapatis (aka grittle cakes of East-Indian descent - I could whip up a killer story line for these haha)
-Creme Fresh
-Buttercreme
-The Buttermilks
Lots more to come…
Cheers,
V
Please don’t use the word “cream” (or “creme”) in the titles for your pants.
Stoners
You’re pants are conservative, why should you be? The name may shock but the look will always impress! Try our new stone twill Khakis, we promise you’ll never have to inhale!
“Gurkhas”
You have the Shoguns to take on jeans, it’s time fo the Gurkhas to take on the khakis.
Bermuda Straits
Twill Ferrell
Twill Smiths
Kappa Chinos
Stonecutters
(Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Whow leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Whot keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs the cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do!)
hello. akasha here. thanks for the khakis, love them. so, i have an idea or four for the stone twills. i love the color, but somehow i always see that color through an orientalist lens (see E.Said). i love the suggestion above, concrete jungle, which describes the color, but not the emotion i imagine from that particular hue. so here are my suggestions, which come from the white desert of the middle east and north africa:
GIBRALTAR(S) (as in rock of gibraltar in morocco)
MEURSAULT(S) from the stranger (L’Étranger, 1942) by albert camus, the main character who wears a lot of off-white, stone colors and lives the life of a hemingway-esque man’s man before his absurd execution.
CAIRO(S) as in cairo, egypt. think casbah, pyramids, bedouins, bazaars, etc.
DUSTY-DUNES - i don’t know why, i figured i needed to put it at least one that sound like and advertisement jingle. sorry.
Sticks & Stones
Botanist
Still Towne - Created from Stone Twill
Twill Change your Life!
Stone Throwers
Skipping stones on the water evokes the sense of going up to your summer cottage and being one with nature. This is America’s pastime because it is just as much fun for a kid as it is for a grown man. Stone twills carry that same longevity, in that they need space in your closet as a child and as an adult. Continue to throw stones as long as you want…just not at glass houses!
Stone Souled Picnic - a take-off on the old Laura Nyro tune…
My Stoney Baby: Queue the 311 jam that is as relaxed as you feel in these stetch twill slacks.
Oliver Stone: He wrote the screenplay for Conan the Barbarian, introduced us to Gordon Gecko, and showed us how to party like rock star Jim Morrison. A man with such a pop cultural contribution deserves our respect and Bonobos is dishing it out in spades with naming these classic twill pants after him.
I vote for the Meursaults! Bravo.
“the geodes”
the geode is characterized by a stone-colored exterior that, at first glance, does not distinguish it from countless other rocks. however, amateur geologists who truly believe in leaving no stone unturned have been rewarded by cracking open geodes to discover colorful inner linings of quartz, amethyst, agate and jasper, among other minerals http://www.makasutuessences.demon.co.uk/…). in the spirit of this all too often overlooked player in the sedimentary layer, our geodes reward the amateur pantsologist who isn’t afraid to dig a little deeper with a trouser featuring a clean, conservative exterior balanced by a bonobos-infused multihued lining. we will, we will, rock you.
I can’t give these full justice at the moment, but I’m heartbroken I missed the opportunity to describe the Dark and Stormys.
So, as a placemarker until I can write viable descriptions:
The Rosetta Stones
The Jonathan Livingstones
In the spirit of Akasha’s great suggestions (#12), you simply go with “Camus”
oops- should have read “you COULD simply go with ‘Camus’”
“Coquinas” A rock found in coastal Florida.
“Quarries”
“Slaters”
“Cinders” Although created by volcanoes Cinder is so light and low in density it can float on water.
Rock Stars
The “Deans”
Nothing is more iconic cool than the image of James Dean in light colored trousers and trench, looking off into indifference. He had classic coolness with a splash of disheveled detachment.
He rebelled without a cause simply because Bonobos weren’t around yet. Were we ther I’m sure his car wouldn’t have crashed and the paparazzi would still be asking him about those pockets.
So here is to the brooding, restless one, and to the Dean in us all.
How about these:
Capitol Hill Twills
or
Dressed to Kill Twills
Edge
Edge used to be reserved for those who are truly out there: San Francisco Punk, Venice Beach Street Performer, Wicker Park Artist, East Village Bohemian. But poverty isn’t very fun. How do these folks express themselves and still make a living? Edge. Today’s Edge describes the “normal” folk who let a little bit of their unique personality shine through. The banker in a rock band, the dentist who does improv, the skysurfing consultant. Hidden tattoos, a discrete piercing, a quirky hobby. Or, a stone twill khaki pant with flowers on the inside. Conservative with a twist. Don’t lose yourself completely in office culture. Show your personality. Express your Edge.
PS, no lie: I’m wearing the previous Khakis today.
Plymouth Rock
Stony Brooks — You’re almost to the Hamptons, but not quite…
Sandies — These pants are the color of a perfect beach.
What about “Rock and Stroll?”
The Sand Dollars - The only thing more exciting than the sight of an intact sand dollar half-buried at the sea’s edge.
Our twill chinos are as rare a find, and just as soft and supple as the sun-drenched and stone-wached echinoids kind enough to lend their name to these trousers.
Sandpipers
Any of certain small wading birds (family Scolopacidae), mostly frequenting seashores in flocks; especially, the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleuca) of Europe, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia) of North America and the small least sandpiper or pewit (Erolia minutilla). [Funk and Wagnalls 1963 Standard College Dictionary]
1. The flower of stone
2. The flower of pants
3. Stone me!
4. Set in stone!
5. Stone ground flower
Hope you like…the pants are great
4 Reals
The rarity of finding that perfect connection, a connection of mind and sense, the pleasure of which is made exquisite because two are joined and compliment each to the better.
A pant to be treasured and a wine to be savored — or is that the other way around.
Rioja Blanco
“If Looks Could Twill”…sorry had to do it…
Stone-Faced Lady Killaz
Despite their stoic exterior, these stone twill trousers will knock the ladies dead when they undo the zipper to reveal the floral party in your pants.
Spicolis
(hopefully no explanation needed)
1. “Just Whites” (a play on “just right”)
2. “Great Whites”
Awful Awful Awful
(Well, it would get everyone’s attention.)
expansion on my post above
Spicolis
“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine”
Ah, Jeff Spicoli. Everyone’s favorite surfer dude. If only Bonobos had been around in 1982, he clearly would have added these organic twill pants to the list. Lightweight and casual enough to wear at the beach when he wasn’t surfing, yet conservative enough to be acceptable in Mr. Hand’s history class, surely Jeff Spicoli would take one look at these pants, with the flowered flair on the inside, and say “”Hey bud, let’s party!”
The color is lighter than our Khakis – it’s Stone, the perfect color considering their namesake was once described as being “stoned since the 3rd grade.” More conservative than a pair of Turqs, Mint Juleps, Capertons or Orange Crushes, these pants, with their awesomely colorful liner, are the perfect replacement for your old boring khakis.
These pants are for the Spicolis in all of us.
1- Pohakus (”Stones” in Hawaiian)
2- Pohaku Puas (”Stone Flowers”)
Keepin’ it simple.
It’s too bad the flowers on the lining for these khakis aren’t roses otherwise you could call them the Stone Roses. I suppose you still could though and since you only produce a limited amount of each Bonobos style there would be no Second Coming for these Stone Roses.
Also another idea
White Lights: White Light/White Heat is the second Velvet Underground album and the second of Bonobos more basic style khakis
FreeMasons
You don’t need a secret handshake to enjoy the fruits of this labor. Just the desire to wear a great pair of pants. The color of the pants reflect the material that stone masons used to construct many of the great Cistercian abbeys of the south of France, but the material is soft enough that you will feel more like a power broker in a secret society that is having all of his whims catered to.
The Tessie Hutchinson’s
In Shirley Jackson’s classic short story “The Lottery” old Tessie didn’t exactly win the jackpot with all the stones tossed her way. However, her sacrifice wasn’t in vain as the stoning led to a great harvest, influenced by the beautiful flowers sprouting out of these soft stone twill trousers.
Someone already beat me to my first choice, but not to my second; so may I suggest:
a) “Stoney End” - again, a tribute to the late great Laura Nyro, or
b) “Pulitzer Prize”, because the floral is a wonderful homage to Lily Pulitzer, or
c) “Lilystone” for that matter.
d) “Stone Turned” a slight turn on the phrase of “leave no stone unturned.”
That’s all.
The Rosetta Stones
These pants pay homage to the artifact that enabled modern man to unravel the mysteries of the ancient world.
They solve your own personal sartorial mysteries by being the pair of pants you can wear with very nearly anything, anytime, anywhere. If the circumstances call for anything less than a suit, you pull out your Rosetta’s. They serve you equally well in a blazer or a tee. Dress them up or down, your Rosetta’s know the secret to looking good in any occasion. The tropical floral print lining makes them a little serendipitous, while the light stone color makes them stately. They dance the line between formal and casual, and in doing so, mock it.
Your Rosetta’s bridge the gap between colors as easily as the gap between classical Greek and ancient Egyptian, so pair them with any color of the rainbow. They’re that good.
ali babas
open sesames
larry o’arabs (lawrence of arabia, peter o’toole)
sheiks
ancient greeks
the ultimate retro, these pants are a throw back to the men who invented the classics. the ancient greeks created democracy, composed tragedy, competed heroically, and did it all wearing flattering, comfortable clothing. if plato and pericles knew about these pants they’d throw down their togas and go strutting through the marketplace talking philosophy and turning heads. go ahead, be a hero, put on a pair of ancient greeks.
the sandcastles
Hazy Shades
The Rosetta Stones (revised, now that I’ve got another few spare moments…)
These pants pay homage to the artifact that enabled modern man to unravel the mysteries of the ancient world.
They solve your own personal sartorial mysteries by being the pair of pants you can wear with very nearly anything, anytime, anywhere. If the circumstances call for anything less than a suit, you can count on your Rosetta’s. They serve you equally well in a blazer or a tee: dressed up or down, your Rosetta’s know the secret to looking good in any occasion. The tropical floral print lining makes them a little serendipitous, while the light stone color makes them stately. They dance the line between formal and casual, and in doing so, mock it.
The Rosetta Stones. Zeus and Ra would have joined hands to celebrate a pair of pants this wearable. Wear them with any color of the rainbow. They’re that good.
That’s still not the best it could be, but I’m much happier with it. Please disregard the first entry. =)
Mesa Verde
Literally ‘Green House,’ this title refers to more than a small flat in Mexico. Located in southwestern Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park houses an archaeological site where granite stone buildings are nestled under the preserving shade of geological rock layers.
The beautiful color and texture of these granite stone buildings represent the timelessness and class of the Bonobo’s Mesa Verde twill pants.
More info on these granite stone buildings at:
http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/BS-MV.html
Whilst shaving, I realized I look like a complete ignoramus since Mesa Verde means ‘Green Table.’ Hmmm…
Touchstones
Once used as an ancient measure for proving the authenticity of gold. Being a touchstone in this modern age has become the perfect metaphor for physical and intellectual measure by which all other pants are judged against.
Shakespeare comes up a lot in conversations of touchstones. After all, not only is he considered a master in his craft upon which all other works can be judged against, but he also named a character Touchstone in the play “As you like it”.
Just as Shakespeare’s comedic Touchstone brought crowds to bursting laughter with his incredible wit, we hope you’ll find yourself becoming the life of the party. Comfortable in the light twill and confident in it’s organic touch. You’ll have them laughing all around.
Just as you like it.
Bobby Orrs. Undoubtedly the most versatile player to ever lace up a pair of skates. A defenseman by trade, with wicked scoring abilities, Orr humbly won numerous Hart trophies as the league’s most valuable player, and even more Norris trophies as the leagues top defenseman.
Not the flashiest player of the 60’s and 70’s, year in and year out, through multiple knee injuries, Orr continued his stellar play in the back while also transforming the NHL defenseman into a lethal scoring threat.
These stretch cotton twills are much like the legendary Bobby Orr. They won’t wow onlookers like the Shamdaisies, or like a slapshot from Bobby Hull. They will, however, be your go-to guy in the clutch, just like “The Goal” in the 1970 Cup Finals. Try them in the back of the bar with a solid polo, dress them up at the office with a blazer, or relax at the dock with a t-shirt and flip flops. You are the 1970 Bruins, these are your Bobby Orrs.
“Khaktus”
Due to sleep deprivation my previous submission did not make grammatical sense towards the end of the entry, here is the revised version.
The Tessie Hutchinson’s
In Shirley Jackson’s classic short story “The Lottery” old Tessie didn’t exactly win the jackpot with all the stones tossed her way. However, her sacrifice wasn’t in vain as the stoning led to a great harvest. Bonobos has paid homage to the fruits of her stoning with some beautiful flowers sprouting out of these new soft stone twill trousers.
The Sisyphus. You remember the tale from middle school Greek mythology. This man knows stone like no other. Sisyphus was the only human who defied Zeus himself, so he was given the “Sisyphean challenge” of rolling a rock up a hill for all eternity. Sisyphus was a mischievous fellow, a liar, a thief, a man who escaped death himself. Only after numerous attempts was Zeus finally able to catch and then punish Sisypheus, but only because Sisypheus reported Zeus’ impropriety like any gentleman would.
When you don your new Sisyphus pants you too will be a peer to the gods. Escape those boring, KDB pants worn by those around you and elevate to new stretch brushed organic lightweight twill that would make even the most powerful gods jealous.
Roll on in your new stone twills my friend.
wow there are some awesome suggestions here. given that I am just back from 7 days in the desert at burning man, the references to sand and stoners are resonating well. I think we’ll be picking a winner in the next day or two… so get those last minute submissions in ASAP
Magnolias
My original take on this new style is that of an opposite of the khaki. And, here are my suggestions:
“Anti-Khaki,” “Subtle influence,” and “Solitary twill.”
In a different context I have: “Precious stone,” “rare stone,” and “casual n cool”
SBOLTS
an acronym of your own description: Stretch Brushed Organic Lightweight twill. And maybe you can get a certain Jamaican sprinter to model.
I thought of Concrete Jungle as well and was devastated when I saw it. That is your best bet. I’m still trying to think of yet another.
Untainted stone
Subtle influence
Khaki-pure
Solitary twill
Palesen (pale pilsen)
juggernaut — an unstoppable force.
p.s. you guys should make a myspace/facebook bulletin link so that instead of me having to tell my friends I can just post the hyperlink. cheers!
The Beach Factor..
Just imagine wearing these pants on Santa Monica or Malibu on a hot summer day. Pretty cool I would say…
Stonewalls
Heroic like Stonewall Jackson
And like the historic site in Greenwich Village, the roots of a movement.
“The Haile Selassie”
Google it
Stone Ponies
In honor of the bar in Asbury Park, NJ, where Bruce Springsteen got his start. Bonobos bills itself as pants for real guys and the Boss is as real a guy as you’ll find.
Lortone Twills
Named in honor of the legendary maker of industrial grade rock tumblers. These are not the rock tumblers advertised in the back of popular science to spin rocks into gleaming gems at home. Lortone machines are for the professional. And the Lortone Twills are for the professional as well. These twills are for the guy who’s tired of the rough, boring, unglamorous Friday khaki. The Lortone Twills have undergone a transformation into exquisitely smooth, exceptional fitting trousers ready take your casual days to a whole new level.
Concrete Jungle grabs me as well but I think SAND describes them much better. How about “Sandy Jungle”?
Lazy Daisys
Sandy Flirts
Cheeky Chinos
They are cute no matter what you call them…
Here’s two:
Camel’s Ass (or Camel Butt)
or
Summer’s Over
Slick Rock or Slick Rox…because when you slip into a pair of Slick Rox…oh yeah. Giggity giggity, alright.
Rock Garden
With a hint of floral, one rock garden will bring awesomeness to a once dreary landscape.
Soy Means
Several Suggestions…
Perennials
Floral Formula
Pollinatrix
Chicory
Tupelo Honeys
Jitneys
Georgica Ponds (after the neighborhood in the Hamptons)
Sea Rockets (after the flower)
Petal Pushers
Haight Ashbury
Allen Ginsbergs (since he coined the term “flower power”)
Paradiso (popular meeting place in Amsterdam for flower power groupies)
The Boston Twillers
The best pants to wear on your boat during those fall days when cords are too heavy but shorts are not enough. You can roll right from your cruiser onto the dockside bar for those happy hour specials. They strike fear into the hearts of all the old timers with their khaki diaper butts and captain hats.
also,
The Skipping Stones
Call them:
Right, not white…
I would also vote for #10’s Twill Smith
How about Wesley Pipes or Billy Bong Thorton?
torrontes
named after the white wine
SANDBLASTERS!
I don’t know if they need the caps or the exclamation mark, but I like both.
The Stones.
As in, that guy has Stones.
Or, get a pair of Stones.
These pants can get you satisfaction.
slightly stoned.
Rock Hard. A little bit punk rock, a little bit sexual.
Crag. Another word for stone. You could also call them Agro Crag - a throwback to the rock from the Nickelodeon show.
I like:
Earthly Delights
Quarry Feldman
Rocks & Roll
Elepants?
King Arthurs.
Not many of us can recall the days when ’slaying dragons’ was a slogan of chivalry and not of imbibed regret. Fewer still can lay claim to acts of nobility and great courage upon a trusty steed.
King Arthur can.
Here is a man that pulled a sword from stone and claimed a kingdom. This was his destiny.
Claim your destiny. Wear some royally good pants doing it.
“Chilmarks” - these pants represent the hue of beach sand and the color of stone masonry that distinguish Chilmark, the up-island community on Martha’s Vineyard, from the more pedestrian “down” island towns - places where sartorial selections signal ‘insecure’ and betray an unseen label: ‘follower.’
A few more last minute suggestions:
Papa Was a Rolling Twill
(the simpler Rolling Twills would do as well)
Desert Flower Power
Afterburners (in honor of Brian’s Burning Man trip) (I saved the best for last, I think)
okay the winner will be announced this afternoon. thanks to everyone for awesome suggestions and clever banter.
Hmm everyone is going with Stone themed names. Let me venture out there at try Morning Mist Twill, or Bahama Nights Twill in honor of their off white sandy beaches.
Fanciful fog Twill. Lochness Twill, Mortar Sin Twill (since it is the color of basic mortar)
Camel Twill
White Sand Twill
Stone Cutters (Simpsons Reference)