The wrong trousers
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Oct 2023
8:59am, 17 Oct 2023
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Fitz
Do any other Fetchies have trouble finding jeans, chinos, etc., to fit their - ahem - athletic legs? I am 5'11'' and about 12 stones. I wear 32 waist 34 leg in most brands. I am finding it very difficult to find kecks that fit waist and length without being so tight in the calves that they stick to me when I sit down and therefore stay at half-mast when I stand up again! I'm a dad-jean age so I don't want skinny low-waist styles anyway, but even "regular" fit causes trouble in most brands. |
Oct 2023
9:58am, 17 Oct 2023
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Muttley
You are not alone. Everything these days seems made for people with legs like pipecleaners.
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Oct 2023
10:05am, 17 Oct 2023
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Derby Tup
And no arse
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Oct 2023
10:09am, 17 Oct 2023
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Nellers
Yep, you're describing my jeans perfectly.
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Oct 2023
10:09am, 17 Oct 2023
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Cerrertonia
Makes me think I really do have short legs though. I am also 5 ft 11, 12 stone, 32in waist, but 31 leg. Suspect the problem is that 32in waist means teens/twenties rather than 'comfort' fit...
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Oct 2023
10:15am, 17 Oct 2023
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Derby Tup
Years ago I did wearer trials for M&S suppliers. I was lucky because I'm a very average size and a lot of what I wear fitted in with their samples for testing 34 waist / 31 leg trousers 40 reg in jackets 15.5 collar shirts Medium in S M L XL 9 - 10 in socks and shoes 34 waist are a bit big now but I haven't changed much in 30 years. Low rise trousers are my pet hate. Oh, and short, over tight tailored jackets |
Oct 2023
10:21am, 17 Oct 2023
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Steve NordRunner
I don't wear jeans as I don't plan to do any mining or other hard manual labour because I'm retired 😉
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Oct 2023
10:26am, 17 Oct 2023
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fetcheveryone
I have a couple of pairs of these: whitestuff.com I find them a bit tight around the quads, but I don't mind that - and never noticed any calf tightness. |
Oct 2023
10:47am, 17 Oct 2023
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cackleberry
Ha!! Try being female and finding clothes that fit...
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Oct 2023
11:25am, 17 Oct 2023
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Fitz
I tried Spoke chinos as they claim to have a huge range of fits but even their "Build C" for wide thighs usually come up too tight in the calves. I'll have a look at Whitestuff. Thanks fetcheveryone |
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