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Service Works
SERVICE WORKS, THE CHEF PANTS THAT BECAME A STREETWEAR STAPLE
TEN YEARS IN THE KITCHEN BEFORE FOUNDING SERVICE WORKS
The story does not begin at a drawing board, but behind the pass. Tom Chudley grew up in his family’s hospitality business and spent a large part of his life in professional kitchens. For ten years, he kept wearing his chef pants after service ended — to go out, and even to skate. Elasticated waistband, roomy fit, deep pockets: the cut works everywhere, except that absolutely no one makes it for people who do not work in kitchens.
The turning point came in 2019, during a sourcing trip to Japan, where he noticed stores producing their own chef-inspired “ easy pants ”. Service Works was born in London in 2020, and the first pieces launched in the middle of lockdown on Blacksmith Store, the online shop set up by the team in 2016. They sold faster than anything they had offered up to that point. The slogan sums up the shift: “ Designed for chefs, adapted for all. ”
THE CHEF PANTS SERVICE WORKS: GOTS ORGANIC COTTON AND 360 G/M²
The signature piece remains the Chef Pants, cut from GOTS-certified organic cotton and woven in a weight heavier than the standard for kitchen garments — up to 360 g/m² on the Classic model. A deliberate choice: the pants need to last after service, not just during it. The same logic applies to the price, which the brand intentionally keeps accessible for people who actually work in hospitality.
At our store, it comes in black or blue gingham with the House Gingham, in assembled panel construction with the Patchwork Utility, and in tawny leopard or khaki print with the Patterned Easy. An approach to workwear that brings it closer to Dickies and Carhartt WIP, with the distinction of drawing l'uniforme from the restaurant world rather than from a construction site.
OVERSHIRT, COVERALL AND HOODIE: THE SERVICE WORKS WARDROBE
The brand does not stop at the pass. The FOH Overshirt takes its name from the “front of house,” the uniform of the floor staff, while the Easy Chef Shirt reworks the chef jacket into an everyday overshirt. The Patchwork Coverall and the Waxed Barn Coat expand the proposition toward the work jacket and the waxed canvas of American farms.
The rest of the wardrobe cultivates the same service-minded humor: the Frizzante Hoodie borrows its name from the Italian adjective for a sparkling wine, and the Artichoke Chunky Knit features a small embroidered artichoke on the chest. sweatshirts and knitwear extend the range without ever losing the culinary thread. On the footwear side, the substantial shape of the Chef Pants calls for equivalent volume: a Clarks Wallabee or a roomy silhouette like the Gramicci rather than a slim sneaker.
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