Originally posted by Chief1200: Okay ColoradoHunter: I will take your recommendation and I just ordered a pair. All of their other products I have tried have been superb.
I hope they work out for you!
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Originally posted by medic451: Love duluth, but honestly I bought 2 pairs of the stretch ballroom jeans and they looked like crap after one wash. The developed permanent creases and wrinkles in the legs that no amount of ironing can remove. I might buy one pair of the regular non stretch version and see how those work out.
Yours too????
My regular pairs have not had this issue.
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Originally posted by JRC: Ok, the big question...how many belt loops?
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I’ve got a bit of Christmas money left over, so based on all these recommendations, I’m going to go ahead and place my first order. Will pick up a couple shirt jacs and a couple pairs of jeans.
Question: Should I get the standard Ballroom or the Weekender Ballroom, the latter of which says it has a slightly lighter weight of denim? These jeans will this be used for everyday wear, no manual work, no carpentry, etc., but I also don’t want a pair of jeans that feels like khakis. Does the regular Ballroom jean feel like any other pair of jeans I might get from Costco or Levi’s, etc., or is it a notably heavier denim?This message has been edited. Last edited by: at-home-daddy,
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Originally posted by lastmanstanding: My entire wardrobe is just about all DT wear. The only complaint I got is they overuse velcro. I would prefer button down flaps on my shirts and cargo pant pockets with just a flap no buttons or velcro. My wife complains all the time that everything in wash gets caught on the velcro.
Tell her to wash the pants inside out. I think that's what they recommend anyway. I like the velcro, as my EDC gun lives one of the cargo pockets, and I find the access quicker with velcro.
I like the Fire Hose Flex pants. But be warned, the length does shrink a bit.
Forget the the "stetch", just get the fire hose work pants. Plenty of room, durability, lots of loops that you can use, or not. Tons of pockets and other stash places. Practically indestructible. They also make a heavy overshirt over the same fire hose material, good for winter wear. And I also like their current line of sweat pants that are "cargo pants"...sweat pants with a belt and zipper, as well as cargo (and may other) pockets.
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I'm just about through my second pair of fire hose work pants. Will get another they are great. On the first pair the after about a year the right pocket wore out so bad I couldn't keep anything in it. That is where I carry my keys so the second pair while at work I'd hook my keys to my backpack. Damn if that same pocket wore out in the same manner. The left pocket is fine. Weird.
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How is the tailoring relative to the "fit". Is it superior to say, levis or wrangler jeans in the same "fit" category ? Or are they the type of pants that you just have to try on one after the other until you find one that you get lucky on in terms of quality of fit ? I think better brands have better outcomes along those lines, when you can't try on a pair before you buy. Where do Duluth pants occupy along those lines ?
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My ballroom jeans are my first. I was able to try them on in the store. The material feels thicker and more durable compared to the Wrangler ones I have been wearing. I gave up on Levis as they are thin and were usually too tight in all the wrong places.
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Posts: 10909 | Location: Commirado | Registered: July 23, 2009
My stretch firehose jeans shrink slightly when washed. Putting them on afterwords feels slightly snug, but they stretch right out in a matter of minutes. The denim jeans have stayed true to fit.
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Forget the the "stetch", just get the fire hose work pants. Plenty of room, durability, lots of loops that you can use, or not. Tons of pockets and other stash places. Practically indestructible.
All of that is true of the stretch pants, too. I tried them both on in the store, and just liked the material better in the stretch. Not because it stretches a little bit, but because it does not look as "on the job" coarse.
Originally posted by V-Tail: They might be fine for midgets, but Duluth Trading does not make anything for us normal size people with 36" inseams.
I couldn't find anything in the online catalog, so I emailed their customer service, who confirmed that the longest inseam they make is 34", which would come up to my ankles. That style hasn't made a comeback yet.
I was introduced to the Duluth Trading a couple of years ago. I have an Outlet store 20 minutes away. I usually find a couple of items every time I go to the store. My latest purchase was an Alaskan Ice Fog Down Bibs. I didn't need them, but they were priced at $24.95. These are $324.50 in the catalog. I couldn't pass on that deal.
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