30 years ago a friend gave me a pair of thick blue cotton Damart trousers she'd just bought. After shortening them she realised she wouldn't wear them. They were my go to walking trousers for years, much more comfortable than jeans. I wore them to school as the deep 'men's' white cotton pockets easily held keys, pen, rubber, chalk, odd confiscated items, loose change.
They've almost been jumbled many times, had buttons moved after I lost weight and were relegated to the back of the wardrobe. Then I realised that they were the only pair I owned with a sensible pocket for a mobile phone. Must tell the friend, who will have long forgotten them, how great they have been and still are!
I too am interested to know whether Damart have maintained their exceptional quality.