Are Polyester/Elastane heavy trousers bad in terms of quality for trousers? ?
So i'm looking for some wide fit suite pants in black and came across this website called ASOS and they have trousers that look very appealing to me, but the prices are somewhat on the lower side for trousers. And I do believe that you get what u pay for saying and thought that those types of fabrics are good? and mainly if Asos is a good brand to be buying from? On average the fabric make up of their trouser sleection is 90+ percent poolyster and the rest is ciscose or elastane
(from my experience buying banana republic trousers and universal surplus trousers they tend to be higher priced but different fabrics such as linen, wool , and polyester never both polyester and elastane as the two main fabrics I have a linen wide pant trouser from Banana republic and a Wool/Polyester high waisted trouser from Universal Surplus and they feel amazing so far)
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ASOS is a UK fast fashion brand if I'm not mistaken. Pretty cheap but youre not going to get great quality from their house stuff; helps to read the reviews as well. I've had several pieces from them over the years (mostly gifts from my sister who lived in the UK) and some of their designs are cool. General advice I've seen on here is to stick to natural fibers
I’ll address Asos specifically and not quality of the fabric - it’s a fast fashion brand that I would say closely follows Zara. They are very cheap, quality is not good but they do sell other brands beside their own.
You are looking for... black suit pants? Please elaborate
Wool fabric drapes and resists creasing in a pleasing way that works well for suits. Polyester is cheaper and can also achieve this effect which is why you'll see it used in cheap suiting options. However polyester fabric like this usually isn't as breathable as the wool equivalent so you might find that they're less comfortable in terms of temperature regulation. I also find that (cheaper) poly suiting fabric just has a less nice feel to it than pure or high percentage wool.
poly feel gross once u worn wool pants
just trousers in general that arent jeans or chinos..
To wear with a tailored jacket or?
Cause those 3 you posted are suit trousers
Unless you are pursuing outdoor activities or sports, it’s best to avoid synthetics—they don’t wear well, age terribly, and retain odors.
No not really just the trousers by itself
But like what on top
A long sleeve/sweater or a dress shirt tucked in
I’d probably look for other sorts of trousers then, suit trousers look too smooth/suity to be worn by themselves effectively tbh
Like any other material that has texture (like corduroy, moleskin, tweed, thicker wool pants) would look better as separates, or even chino cloth in a similar cut to what you have would look better
Most people are saying that these polyester pants are bad (which they are) but even if you got these in a high quality worsted wool I think it’d still look weird in most fits
Black in a smooth worsted wool is rarely the best choice, especially if you're going to wear it without a jacket. Charcoal is generally the color you want, if you're doing wool.
I would recommend:
- Corduroy (black, charcoal, etc) - that's usually cotton or a cotton blend
- Wool, smooth worsted, plain weave: charcoal (though still too formal without a jacket, generally)
- Wool, worsted, with either a pattern or an obvious weave: charcoal
- Wool, flannel (worsted or woolen): charcoal
- Wool blends, such as wool-silk, wool-silk-linen, wool-linen: charcoal
- Other "more formal" options like silk, silk-linen, silk-cotton, silk-linen-cotton: charcoal
- Less formal options like cotton, linen, cotton-linen blends: charcoal or black
And note, you can do cotton / linen / cotton-linen trousers that are neither jeans nor chinos, but look a lot more like slacks / dress pants / whatever you want to call them.
I would personally not want anything to do with synthetics in any of those, except maybe for lining (bemberg, rayon, acetate, etc, though cotton is pretty good for lining for trousers).