Mountain Research’s output may be meticulously crafted and unfailingly chic, but designer Setsumasa Kobayashi isn’t necessarily connected to the worlds of traditional fashion or hype driven streetwear. As to be expected from a brand whose biannual collections are conceived during a literal mountain retreat, practical functionality is always the foremost priority for Kobayashi and Mountain Research.

Inspired by leather pants for bikers, the Moto
-Pant keeps the tapered shape, slanted pockets, and knee reinforcement a motorcyclist would recognize but with a corduroy curve ball making them way more approachable for day to day living. 

• 95% Cotton, 5% Polyurethane
• Corduroy construction 
• Knee pads 
• Slanted welt pockets 

MTR3590