The Official RRL Thread

justlikefifthave said:

Anybody have an idea of what this buckle back jean was called? I believe I bought them in 2017.

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Michigan Planner said:

I've got Bronson's and RRLs field chinos and the Buzz Rickson 1942 chinos.

All are pretty good but I think Buzz's are the best of the three. The quality is on par with RRL for a much better price. The Bronson MFG are fantastic for the price but the both the Buzz's and the RRL have a bit better finishing.

When I bought mine from Bronson a few years ago, they were like $40 and at that price, even after factoring in the cost of their very slow shipping, they were the clear winner of the three. They've gone up in price since then and I still think they're a pretty good value at their current ~$75 price but if I also have to pay for shipping, I'd rather shop around and get the Buzz Rickson.

All that said, for this style of chino, I think Full Count's "1941 Army Chino" are my favorite, though theirs have jumped from about $150 a few years back to $270 now.

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spacemanvt said:

Keep us updated plz

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Rob_Roy said:

Great report just what I was looking for.
A couple of questions, which model of Buzz chinos do you have (original, 42, 45)? Did they shrink any? What size did you order and what size is your RRL chinos?
I was for sure leaning toward the Buzz chinos, but not knowing the answers to the above questions I figured I could spend as much getting it wrong as just ordering the RRL’s one time and getting it right.

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