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How to tell the difference between gray flannel trousers and orphaned gray suit pants when thrifting

post #1 of 5
9/29/11 at 1:13pm
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The title says it all. How can I tell from labels, feel of fabric, construction, etc? Sorry if this is a no-brainer, but I'm new to all this. I'm notorious for buying orphaned suit pieces thinking that they are actually things. frown.gif
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post #2 of 5
9/29/11 at 2:44pm
If they are plain colored then pants are pants.
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post #3 of 5
9/29/11 at 2:46pm
With Pants it basically doesn't matter.

Pants can be any colour in the entire world, and only become "A Suit" when you add a jacket. Jackets on the other hand are cut differently to SC's and as such can become orphaned.
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post #4 of 5
9/29/11 at 2:48pm
You can't save by intuition. Stick around and learn.

Buy new and avoid the problem.
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post #5 of 5
9/29/11 at 10:04pm
My call as a noob is that if pants have a distinctive pattern, a pin or chalk stripe, a check or plaid, they very well may be part of a suit.

This is stuff that happens in a thrift. A jacket that has pin / chalk stripe, plaid, distinctive tweed - get over to the pants rack and see if we can find the other half. Pants, the same thing. The orphaned half never looks right wit de jeans / blazer.

Use your eye. If the pants are grey flannel, they may be part of a suit. Go look for the jacket, but if it's not there, who cares? It's grey flannel pants. Main thing, if they fit.
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