The Official RRL Thread

[pickpackpockpuck]

Anyone know if the designers who work on RRL denim do stuff for RL's other lines as well? Wondering specifically about Black Label. I kopped a pair of RL Black Label washed black jeans recently (older jeans not from the new line) and they've instantly become my favorite pair.

 

[subdivide]

At first I found the RRL website to be a mishmash of poor web design, oblique navigation and lame sentiment, but revisiting it today made me realize that it's also kinda offensive. All these sepia photos of vintage American manufacturing floors are sweatshops. Scum of the earth, scourge of the proletariat, the kind of places that had Marx pulling out his beard. Combined with the fact that RRL shirts and pants have a phony "union made" tag sewn in them, it's obnoxious.

In addition to sepia-toning their shop staff in current season models (and a grizzly bear coat - WTF??? Is that going to be a flagship piece for the "Greased knothole fuckin' lumberjacks of North Dakota" collection) I think RRL should sepia tone some photos of their no doubt sleek factory floors in China. Photograph some Zhejiang migrant workers in the cotton dobby workshirts and duck pants.

 

[Froosh]

Anyone have more info on the 8.65 oz military right hand twill regulation trousers in light khaki? They're all over ebay and relatively cheap. Pretty wrinkled though I'm sure that could be ironed out, but how's the fit? Pretty baggy?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ralph-Lauren-RRL-Cotton-Utility-Chino-Pants-32-x-34-/190560012286

 

[RRL CLOTHING]

Anyone have more info on the 8.65 oz military right hand twill regulation trousers in light khaki? They're all over ebay and relatively cheap. Pretty wrinkled though I'm sure that could be ironed out, but how's the fit? Pretty baggy?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ralph-Lauren-RRL-Cotton-Utility-Chino-Pants-32-x-34-/190560012286

Fits like the olive and khaki regulation chinos. Yes baggy. Waist is about 4" larger than tagged. You can iron out all the crinkles to give it a less worn appearance. Those prefab crinkles will disappear on their own after 1-2 wears.

 

[tv2177]

thought i'd post a fit pic of my 3 months old low straight rise in my usual size 34x32

any thoughts? should i go size down a bit?

 

[Timbaland]



It's all relative I guess, low straights are tight in the thighs for me. Anyways, the slims look good on you, fitted but comfortable.

What do you mean? Based on the same sizes, the slim fit should be slimmer in the top block than the low straights.

 

[dfagdfsh]



thought i'd post a fit pic of my 3 months old low straight rise in my usual size 34x32

any thoughts? should i go size down a bit?

actually i'd almsot say too small...

 

[tv2177]

^ u mean it looks too tight on me? or the fit just off?

 

[dfagdfsh]

it looks tight in the thigh/crotch. or maybe just the fit looks off.

 

[Froosh]



Fits like the olive and khaki regulation chinos. Yes baggy. Waist is about 4" larger than tagged. You can iron out all the crinkles to give it a less worn appearance. Those prefab crinkles will disappear on their own after 1-2 wears.

Whoa, 4"? I guess if sized down for proper waist fit it shouldn't be too sloppy looking.

 

[osadolor619]



At first I found the RRL website to be a mishmash of poor web design, oblique navigation and lame sentiment, but revisiting it today made me realize that it's also kinda offensive. All these sepia photos of vintage American manufacturing floors are sweatshops. Scum of the earth, scourge of the proletariat, the kind of places that had Marx pulling out his beard. Combined with the fact that RRL shirts and pants have a phony "union made" tag sewn in them, it's obnoxious.

In addition to sepia-toning their shop staff in current season models (and a grizzly bear coat - WTF??? Is that going to be a flagship piece for the "Greased knothole fuckin' lumberjacks of North Dakota" collection) I think RRL should sepia tone some photos of their no doubt sleek factory floors in China. Photograph some Zhejiang migrant workers in the cotton dobby workshirts and duck pants.

Whooooooooaaa... there skippy...

 

[paul_s]



Whoa, 4"? I guess if sized down for proper waist fit it shouldn't be too sloppy looking.

I have a pair and sized down 2 and they fit perfect at the waist. I can't imagine 4 could be possibly right.

 

[tv2177]



it looks tight in the thigh/crotch. or maybe just the fit looks off.

it's actually a little loose in the crotch. i guess the pic didn't show it at all.

 

[NAMOR]



it's actually a little loose in the crotch. i guess the pic didn't show it at all.

i dont like the pic; too close and too angled. Makes it hard to give good input. However, from the angled pic they look aaaaiiggght

 

[Manfred Freitag]

At first I found the RRL website to be a mishmash of poor web design, oblique navigation and lame sentiment, but revisiting it today made me realize that it's also kinda offensive. All these sepia photos of vintage American manufacturing floors are sweatshops. Scum of the earth, scourge of the proletariat, the kind of places that had Marx pulling out his beard. Combined with the fact that RRL shirts and pants have a phony "union made" tag sewn in them, it's obnoxious.

In addition to sepia-toning their shop staff in current season models (and a grizzly bear coat - WTF??? Is that going to be a flagship piece for the "Greased knothole fuckin' lumberjacks of North Dakota" collection) I think RRL should sepia tone some photos of their no doubt sleek factory floors in China. Photograph some Zhejiang migrant workers in the cotton dobby workshirts and duck pants.

So, probably not interested in my XL Chambray workshirt, $150 shipped?

Also, I come from a long line of lumberjacks and greased knothole ******* is more of a Canadian thing. In the Dakotas we brown some ground bison in a skillet and put it inside a long-necked vase. Plastic for most, glass for the true man.