Chino/5 Pocket reccomendations for a broad guy.
Price range is in the air. Not trying to kill the bank, but I don't want to compromise on build.
Located in the US, NAE.
My waist fits a true sz36, but my thighs are snug in a sz38. Calves are fairly large as well.
I've got some Mott & Bow mercer straight fit 5 pocket pants in sz38, they fit great around the hips, waist is loose (slacks below the belt), ankle area is looser than I'd like (example picture from their website & some of my own.)
Trying to balance having a proper fitting daily pant that can be dressed up or down. Something quality enough that I'd find it worth getting hemmed if necessary.
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Pay no mind to the awful sock colors, was just trying the shoe fit ðŸ˜
Brown pant pic is them recently out the wash, they losen up after a few wears and look too roomy to have a nice fitment..
I would recommend pants with a split waistband in 38 and have an alterations tailor take in the waist, which is a simple and relatively cheap alteration
imo it could be the picture but they look fine at the ankle?
the 770s from j.crew might be an option though if you have the means i'd try them on in person because j.crew tends to vanity size https://www.jcrew.com/p/mens/categories/clothing/denim/straight/770trade-straight-fit-garment-dyed-five-pocket-pant/AZ962?color_name=vintage-dill&colorProductCode=AZ962
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Found a picture of how they look after a couple wears!
Loosey goosey
These look slick, I'll take a look!
Split waistband is a new concept to me, looking into it
The term just means that the waistband is not continous
lemme take a picture
This is a chino with a split waistband. This makes it pretty simple to take in fabric along the rear seam.
This is a continous waistband on a five pocket cord. The spot is a bit hidden behind the loop, but you can see that there is no seam in the waistband. This makes it harder (and in most cases uneconomical) to take in the waist.
As a rule of thumb most 5 pockets have continous waistbands. On chinos split waistbands are much more common.
Keep in mind that the amount of taking in at the waist is limited. The more you take in the waist the closer the rear pockets are to each other which at some point starts to look weird. 2'' usually works, but not much more beyond that.
That's not what I'd imagined the split waistband was..
This is very informative, and very appreciated.
Thank you Leo
Im not 100% sure if split waistband is the right terminology
But i think its called that way