Stan Ray has been making workwear in Fort Worth, Texas since 1972 – and in over fifty years the philosophy hasn't shifted much. Minimum fuss. Maximum practicality. Clothes built for use rather than for looking at. Take the OG Painter Pant for example, which made the brand's reputation: a proper work trouser with triple chain-stitched seams, bar-tacked stress points, hammer loop and utility pockets: all designed for people who knew the meaning of a hard day’s work.

That heritage runs through everything Stan Ray makes – functional silhouettes, rugged construction, practical fabrics that only get better with age. Today, the range has found a second audience among people who appreciate exactly that kind of no-nonsense thinking: workwear done right, with cuts that have accidentally ended up right on trend.