Classic Fit Gold School Chino
The modern Duck Head khaki, rebuilt around the gold-tab chino that made the mallard a campus staple.
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Story & heritage
Classic Fit Gold School Chino is Duck Head’s direct line back to the khaki boom that started in 1978, when Dave Baseheart put a gold mallard label on cotton chino pants and sold the first batch through the Ole Miss bookstore.
Duck Head’s official heritage page says the current Gold School Chino arrived in 2018 to honor that history; the product copy calls it today’s version of the chino brand-savvy college students discovered decades earlier.
Materials & craft
The official product page specifies a 7.5 oz. cotton-rich stretch twill, garment washing, deep drill-cloth pockets, a YKK metal zipper and the iconic Duck Head gold tab label.
Bound and piped interior seams, an antique brass/horn shank button, a locker loop and coin pocket keep the pant close to Duck Head’s practical workwear vocabulary.
How to choose & style
Treat it as the anchor khaki: oxford shirts, polos, canvas jackets and loafers all make sense around its straight classic fit.
Sandstone and khaki feel closest to the heritage read; chambray blue or washed pink make the same chino more collegiate and relaxed.
