English translation of "chasse sur les terres du" - "Our trousers evoke the tuxedo (of the 60s)"

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139 months ago

French specialist asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	chasse sur les terres du
Context:	Notre pantalon chasse sur les terres du smoking avec une longue baguette en dentelle ajourée qui file le long de la jambe. Pour le reste, il épouse les codes du fuseau avec une gabardine seconde peau et une coupe fuselée qui souligne les courbes. What else can I say... The combination of types is very often refreshing.Rien à dire...Le mélange des genres est souvent très rafraichissant. I understand that it means to poach the preserves of somebody...but how it can be expressed in fashion industry. Any help is appreciated.

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139 months ago

wrote:

intruding onto the tuxedo market (sale territory)

139 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

are encroaching on the tuxedo territory with its...

My comment:

I had the answer in mind before I saw other people's suggestions. I think the word "encroaching" would fit nicely because they almost copy the style but make it their own.

139 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

Our trousers poach on the territory of the dinner-jacket

My comment:

why not keep the original phrase, even if the text does not deal with hunting or shooting. And the hell with American English (LOL): dinner-jacket sounds so British!

139 months ago

martynback wrote:

have more than a hint of the tuxedo

139 months ago

martynback wrote:

our slacks are reminiscent of/bring to mind the tux(edo) that has a...

139 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Our trousers evoke the tuxedo (of the 60s)

My comment:

others may phrase this differently, but that's what it means.

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