The Big and Tall Store is always so literal about the 'and' - it's not the Big and/or Tall Store.
July 13, 2010 11:04 AM
Can you suggest to me a source for tall, thin, flat-front, low-waisted, wrinkle-free dress slacks?
I am having a hard time shopping online for some new slacks. It seems the terms "low-rise" or "low-waisted" throw off most search engines, or the slacks I'm looking for aren't defined that way. Perhaps I just don't know the right words to use.
I'm a very tall and thin guy - I wear a 34x36. I like my slacks fairly tight and for the waist to sit around my hips. If I go someplace cheap like Sears and pick up their generic slacks they either ride above my hips, making me look even more long-legged, or they sit on the hips with two inches of baggy material below my crotch - not to mention that they are never skinny enough, even when I get the right size waist.
A while back I bought a pair of these at the Gap, and they fit wonderfully. They're almost exactly what I'm looking for - except now they're being phased out, can't get them in my size, etc. Oh, and they need ironing.
I figure as long as I'm looking for new slacks, why not look for the Holy Grail of tall skinny guy slacks - flat front, no iron (or wrinkle-free) and low-rise?
I'm sure one of you knows the secret place to shop or the code word to use.
I am having a hard time shopping online for some new slacks. It seems the terms "low-rise" or "low-waisted" throw off most search engines, or the slacks I'm looking for aren't defined that way. Perhaps I just don't know the right words to use.
I'm a very tall and thin guy - I wear a 34x36. I like my slacks fairly tight and for the waist to sit around my hips. If I go someplace cheap like Sears and pick up their generic slacks they either ride above my hips, making me look even more long-legged, or they sit on the hips with two inches of baggy material below my crotch - not to mention that they are never skinny enough, even when I get the right size waist.
A while back I bought a pair of these at the Gap, and they fit wonderfully. They're almost exactly what I'm looking for - except now they're being phased out, can't get them in my size, etc. Oh, and they need ironing.
I figure as long as I'm looking for new slacks, why not look for the Holy Grail of tall skinny guy slacks - flat front, no iron (or wrinkle-free) and low-rise?
I'm sure one of you knows the secret place to shop or the code word to use.
Ugh, decathecting, every picture on that Land's End page looks like they have their belts cinched tight around the waist. I mean just look at how far it is from his belt buckle to his crotch ... and that's their 'tailored fit'. I think Land's End is too traditional style for me.
posted by komara at 12:30 PM on July 13, 2010
posted by komara at 12:30 PM on July 13, 2010
nuffsaid, I do like the look of some of these Bonobos items. I'll have to keep digging to see if I can find the right thing at a price that won't bork my wallet.
posted by komara at 12:36 PM on July 13, 2010
posted by komara at 12:36 PM on July 13, 2010
2nd Bonobos, even though they are pricey. I love mine.
Have you tried the online stores of J.Crew, Gap and Banana Republic? Again, they aren't cheap, but they have a tall section that works for tall, slender guys.
I feel your pain --- tall, skinny things are surprisingly hard to find.
posted by dgc at 1:14 PM on July 13, 2010
Have you tried the online stores of J.Crew, Gap and Banana Republic? Again, they aren't cheap, but they have a tall section that works for tall, slender guys.
I feel your pain --- tall, skinny things are surprisingly hard to find.
posted by dgc at 1:14 PM on July 13, 2010
How tall are you? If you can find pants that are only off by a few inches in the inseam, you can get them re-hemmed. I'm not super tall, but that's usually what I end up doing. The tailor can also add a little cuff of fabric to extend the inseam another inch or two.
posted by nomad at 1:38 PM on July 13, 2010
posted by nomad at 1:38 PM on July 13, 2010
nomad: I'm 6'5" - most of the time 34/36 works perfectly for me.
dgc: the slacks I'm wearing right now are from The Gap, and I love them, but they've apparently been discontinued for the summer or until next year's fashions blah blah blah. I'm seeing some good stuff at Banana Republic, but nothing wrinkle-free. Guess I may just have to break down and buy something that I'll still have to iron.
posted by komara at 1:40 PM on July 13, 2010
dgc: the slacks I'm wearing right now are from The Gap, and I love them, but they've apparently been discontinued for the summer or until next year's fashions blah blah blah. I'm seeing some good stuff at Banana Republic, but nothing wrinkle-free. Guess I may just have to break down and buy something that I'll still have to iron.
posted by komara at 1:40 PM on July 13, 2010
Jcrew has these and these.
Look for wool trousers - wool generally resists wrinkles pretty well.
No desire to iron cotton pants? That's what dry cleaners are for! It's about $6/pair of pants at my dry cleaner in Manhattan, and it's well worth it to not have to iron.
posted by melissasaurus at 2:23 PM on July 13, 2010
Look for wool trousers - wool generally resists wrinkles pretty well.
No desire to iron cotton pants? That's what dry cleaners are for! It's about $6/pair of pants at my dry cleaner in Manhattan, and it's well worth it to not have to iron.
posted by melissasaurus at 2:23 PM on July 13, 2010
It's likely more expensive, but it'd save a whole lot of headache to take those magical gap trousers to a tailor or seamstress and have them duplicated. The initial pair would be rather expensive, but that's mostly the pattern making. Once you have a pattern, they'll be able to churn them out pretty easy. And you can pick your fabric, a wool/synthetic blend wouldn't wrinkle very much.
posted by Carlotta Bananas at 4:12 PM on July 13, 2010
posted by Carlotta Bananas at 4:12 PM on July 13, 2010
melissasaurus: my shirts go to the dry cleaners because I will have a nervous breakdown if I have to iron a week's worth of dress shirts. I just can't get the hang of them, and the walls of my place can't handle having any more irons thrown at them. Slacks, though, I can do - I just still hate doing them.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. If MetaFilter wasn't able to say "ding! here are your magical pants!" within a day or so, I'm guessing they just don't exist. I think I'm going to suck it up and go to the mall this weekend where I know there's a Banana Republic, because they had some of the best-looking slacks I saw during this whole thing. And besides, aren't Old Navy -> The Gap -> Banana Republic all the same thing, just pricier as you move up the scale?
Again, thank you all for your suggestions. I guess I consider this thing resolved.
posted by komara at 7:26 AM on July 14, 2010
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. If MetaFilter wasn't able to say "ding! here are your magical pants!" within a day or so, I'm guessing they just don't exist. I think I'm going to suck it up and go to the mall this weekend where I know there's a Banana Republic, because they had some of the best-looking slacks I saw during this whole thing. And besides, aren't Old Navy -> The Gap -> Banana Republic all the same thing, just pricier as you move up the scale?
Again, thank you all for your suggestions. I guess I consider this thing resolved.
posted by komara at 7:26 AM on July 14, 2010
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posted by decathecting at 11:27 AM on July 13, 2010