White pants in Autumn? Are you CRAZY?!

September 28, 2006 6:50 AM

Where to find white pants for men this time of year?

I'm posting for my father, who sings in a barbershop quartet/chorus. He needs white pants in several sizes, preferably cotton/poplin, but a poly blend would do. We're talking casual/dress casual here; they don't need to be really dressy. I checked LLBean and Land's End, nothing. I'm having trouble with "uniform" suppliers, as the pants they have are more like those you'd see in a marching band, which is not the look we're going for here.

Any ideas, folks?

posted by exlotuseater to shopping (9 comments total)

I found some at Lands End, but they have a drawstring, which is pretty casual...

THey also have lots of dress casual pants in "sandstone" which is not pure white, but pretty close. I'm surprised they don't have them - they stock pants in a pretty non-seasonal manner, being catalogue merchants.
posted by GuyZero at 7:11 AM on September 28, 2006

I am pretty sure that most Goodwill stores do not pay strict attention to such fashion matters as this.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:18 AM on September 28, 2006

Check out sites that sell LDS/Mormon temple clothing.
posted by necessitas at 7:22 AM on September 28, 2006

A few thoughts:

Surplus stores, who have a surprising array of styles of pants, not just "uniform" pants.

Stores that cater more to black men, who rock the white summer suits better than their paler brethren (and thus there may be more left over from summer.)

Stores like Marshalls/Ross, who are unloading the last of the summer pants as fast as they can right now.

The many web stores selling cruisewear. This may be too expensive, but it is probably your best bet.
posted by desuetude at 7:34 AM on September 28, 2006

Any paint store.
posted by fixedgear at 10:02 AM on September 28, 2006

Blair sells several types of pants in white and cream-color.

Jos. A. Bank, pleated and plain front. Some sizes are sold out.
posted by wryly at 1:05 PM on September 28, 2006

White after labour day?
posted by oxford blue at 4:32 PM on September 28, 2006

Yes, oxford blue. White after Labour Day. Thank you for your illuminating response.
posted by exlotuseater at 12:23 AM on September 29, 2006

I'm glad to help.
posted by oxford blue at 5:19 PM on October 2, 2006