[John M]

So in the past, I would have said Carhartt made clothes for the "working man." Carhartt has sort of changed these days although they still have a few good things. Any other similar brands good for work/casual that is non-formal?

Thanks.

 

[SG_67]

Duluth Trading Company seems to embody this aesthetic.

 

[FLMike]

Mountain Khakis
Filson

 

[Dcr5468]

Mountain khakis are great but don’t order them, they have very inconsistent sizing


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[Hebrew Barrister]

Orvis.

 

[Canadian]

On the lower end of the price range, Dickies and Wrangler have some excellent products. Not jeans per say, but both brands make medium weight canvas pants. Very inexpensive, but I have pairs which are 4+ years old. I love Dickies shirts, especially the short sleeved khaki version.

Higher end I don't know about.

C.

 

[John M]

On the lower end of the price range, Dickies and Wrangler have some excellent products. Not jeans per say, but both brands make medium weight canvas pants. Very inexpensive, but I have pairs which are 4+ years old. I love Dickies shirts, especially the short sleeved khaki version.

Higher end I don't know about.

C.

Tell you what... I will search for vintage stuff on eBay because at one time those brands were pretty damn good. I suggest others do the same.

 

[medhat]

I think it largely depends on two things. One, are you interested in the clothes for like.... work, or to LOOK like you do those manly things. Second, what's your build. For straight out durable work clothes, the people I know who actually do outdoors and manual labor work buy their clothes from discount and supply stores (here in Wisconsin the exemplar would be Farm and Fleet). The work clothes you can get there are reasonably priced (I think most on the Forum would say "cheap") and hard-wearing. It's been a while, but if they do still carry Carhartt, it's almost certainly not part of a collaboration collection. As far as the second part, build, it's also been my experience that these same clothes are very generously sized. Almost everything in my size is (oxymoron) not my size, way too big, particularly width sized. I think there is a movement in functional work clothing to move towards a more 'standard' (versus 'husky') fit, but I think it's a stretch to say that anything there is 'fitted', certainly not 'tailored'.

So I think it comes down to what you're looking for and for what purposes.

 

[derum]

Wolverine and Caterpillar workwear is of a similar quality to Carhartt.

 

[Dhaller]

Mountain khakis are great but don't order them, they have very inconsistent sizing

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"Inconsistent"? More like "random" or "are the cutters drunk?"... they could be rolling dice and consulting a table, I suppose.

(I have yet to try on a pair of Mountain Khakis which is even remotely similar to the size on the tag!)

DH

 

[John M]

@medhat - Good question. My build is basically rather standard. I am 5'9" and about 190 lbs sometimes more or less. I am not trying to look manly although I don't do manly work (cashier/stock) sans a little lifting. I have a jacket I wear and I like durable all cotton t-shirts and vintage flannel and full fit chinos.

The stuff seemingly from 30 years ago was made really well and could handle repeated washings and dryings in my experience. I have gotten a few duds off of eBay, but that could be due to the flannel being improperly stored for their age.

 

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Some good suggestions already posted here. And LL Bean may have some styles that would work for you.

 

[Semper Jeep]

I think it largely depends on two things. One, are you interested in the clothes for like.... work, or to LOOK like you do those manly things. Second, what's your build. For straight out durable work clothes, the people I know who actually do outdoors and manual labor work buy their clothes from discount and supply stores (here in Wisconsin the exemplar would be Farm and Fleet). The work clothes you can get there are reasonably priced (I think most on the Forum would say "cheap") and hard-wearing. It's been a while, but if they do still carry Carhartt, it's almost certainly not part of a collaboration collection. As far as the second part, build, it's also been my experience that these same clothes are very generously sized. Almost everything in my size is (oxymoron) not my size, way too big, particularly width sized. I think there is a movement in functional work clothing to move towards a more 'standard' (versus 'husky') fit, but I think it's a stretch to say that anything there is 'fitted', certainly not 'tailored'.

So I think it comes down to what you're looking for and for what purposes.

This echoes my sentiments precisely. Yes, I'll wear my Filson or LL Bean stuff on the occasional weekend at my parents farm if I am headed out there to help with a few things but my dad and my older brother who do that kind of work day-in and day-out shop almost exclusively at Farm and Fleet and TSC for their work clothing. Cabela's is also a big favorite.

(FWIW, now that I've been wearing some Filson stuff for a decade, I wouldn't hesitate to put them through the paces if I had to do that kind of work everyday)