Casual without jeans?
Right now it's winter and weather varies wildly where I live (Texas). I don't really have any casual wear and I've been getting by using what I wear to work. I'm not a fan of denim however, partly because everyone wears it, and partly because I hate the feeling of denim in general (I also have relatively sensitive skin and denim never played well with it). Going off the basic wardrobe, it seems my only other pants option is chinos unless i go to the "branching out" section of the guide.
So my questions:
- Should I just go ahead and get a few pairs of chinos for casual winter wear then? I already have a few flannels.
- if i did get chinos, would there be a way to make some t-shirts/longer sleeves, work with chinos + a neutral colored jacket (I have a ton of black and grey coats/jackets/vests/etc., for various reasons or another)?
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Corduroy pants might be great, specifically for winter. They are usually also pretty soft and comfy to wear. Maybe you find some that you enjoy.
Fatigues, cords, wool, since you're in Texas linen.
You have a lot of options.
Cavalry twill and whipcord
There’s plenty of different types of pants bud.
You’ve heard of Fatigues, Cords, Chinos. There’s also some cool Cargos out there (esp. Milsurp ones!), you could get some carpenter pants or double knees in a fabric of your choice!
Cords, fatigues or other cargos, carpenter pants, chinos if that’s your thing
We love all kinds of pants here
Thanks for all the options! That's a lot it seems I'm going to have to look into 😅
Plenty of people don’t wear jeans. You’re not out of options, there’s a whole world out there for you to discover!
carpenter or painter pants come to mind
And should I be going for more or less neutral colors for the pants also? Or a mixture of both?
I can probably post some pictures of the shirts and jackets I have that fit when I get home, pretty much nothing else fits anymore anyways
Great follow up question! We’d really have to see what you want to wear with them to be of any help.
Alright, I'll post some pics when I get home
Also idk if it would help to add the wardrobe tag to the thread but not sure how to do that lol, or if it's needed
I recommend also going through #waywt . You can check out what pants and pant colors people are wearing with different color tops and get a feel for what might be good for you as well!
Jackets/Coats:
Shirts/Pullovers I have
Golf polos I have that i use because i play golf probably 3-4 times a week, but I have no pants that go with them other than standard classic fit dress slacks
Also sorry for the blurry pics, I've had way too much caffeine today lol, i can take them again if i really need to
My biggest problem (besides color coordination lol) is:
- What pants/color pants for the button downs + t-shirts/long sleeves
- how to use the jackets/coats (combinations basically)
- What pants/color for the golf polos
I think i'm leaning more towards something like linen trousers
That or chinos
Some form of linen pants anyways