LEMAIRE

[OccultaVexillum]

For the most part the pants fit large in the waist, I don't necessarily think you need to size down on everything (I go TTS) but you often can get away with going down a size, unless it's the suit pants or a slimmer leg.

So I'm still looking at the white denim, everywhere makes it look too white though, and I want more of an ecru, but the product shots at Just One Eye make it look like a really nice cream/off-white so now I'm debating them again (coincidentally the just one eye pair are also on FarFetch and appear more optic white there as well, even though it's supposedly the exact same pair from the same retailer).
Have any of you LA people stopped by JOE and seen these in person?



I'm also looking for a size 52 in the navy collarless shirt from this season. I ordered one with after the first price drop on TheCorner but there was some mix up and they sent a random sweatshirt instead, by the time I returned it the 52 was gone from everywhere. If anybody has one they don't really want anymore, or if you've seen a 52 at a retailer please let me know. This one:

 

[LefftofCentre]

Whoever bought the 46 on the barneys site of this, damn you haha beat me by a minute! haha

 

[LefftofCentre]

@OccultaVexillum I've got the white denim and it's a chalk/ off white colour. I looked up ecru and I wouldn't say it looks like that.

A few places sell those white denim pants and I think at ssense at 65% off is the cheapest I could find it

https://www.ssense.com/en-us/men/product/lemaire/off-white-straight-leg-jeans/1388923

I also love that from experience all the white garments I've got from Lemaire have never been pure/ optic white and lean towards chalk/ off white/ creamy white.

 

[OccultaVexillum]

Thanks man, are they cropped or just a shortish inseam?

I just got the green rib knit sweater off Barneys. It's insane that it retailed at $805 considering the yak ones are about $500. It is really thick and substantial cotton though, same cut as the yak blend sweaters I have except the sleeves are really long. Colour is really nice, closer to the olives than the verdigris from this season.

 

[ChetB]

How is the fit @OccultaVexillum ? I usually size up to XL for knits because I like them roomier, but if it's already decently loose-fitting maybe I can get by with a large.

 

[OccultaVexillum]

It's pretty true to size, maybe a little bit on looser side. It's the arms that are huge. I'm 6'2" with long arms and the sleeves extend about 4-5" past my fingertips. I'll try and get a fit pic later.

 

[ChetB]

Thanks. We're the same height so that's helpful to know. Will give it a try.

 

[conceptionist]

I just received the one pleats and I am a bit conflicted about the fit.

Size 48 and it feels a bit big everywhere. My stats are 32" waist at the navel where I can wear some high rise pants, and 34" at the hips where I generally wear jeans and so on.
The waist is too big if I wear them high. Cinched with a belt the fabric folds in a not-so-pretty way. If I wear them on the hips where the pants naturally fall the crotch is quite low.

The pants have some "slack" in the top block, from the waist to the crotch area and then a full free drape through the leg. Is this how Lemaire's non-slim pants are supposed to fit? With slack I mean that there's room all around the thigh, for example fabric from both legs make contact below the crotch. The waist and upper does not hug the body and feel tailored like some high waist wide fit pants do.

They sorta fit like this, but with a too big waist and a half break.



I think I could fit into a size 46 if I wear them high on the waist, but that feels weird as I generally take a size 50 in designers like Our Legacy, Dries and Ann D.

I know that the sizing of his pants have been discussed before, but I am wondering if you had similar experiences? Did you do anything about it?

 

[OccultaVexillum]

What fabric are they?
That seems to effect things too.

 

[conceptionist]

What fabric are they?
That seems to effect things too.

82% cotton / 18 % linen.

Took a few fit pics and they actually don't look too big. Just a relaxed straight leg fit, which is essentially what they are.

Have you had to take in the waist?

 

[OccultaVexillum]

Yeah the cotton ones always start out stiff for me and take a few washes to loosen up and hang better, until then they kind of bunch up like they have too much starch for lack of a better word. The wool ones are always better but I prefer wool over anything else for pants so I might be bias.
I've never taken in the waists, but I don't own copious amounts of his pants. I have 1 pair of elasticated (chambray from last summer), 2 pairs of suit pants (1 wool from this season and another wool tweed from about 5 seasons ago), and a pair of one pleats in wool from last fall.

 

[malcb33]

I personally wear these on my hips and enjoy the slightly lower crotch.

I concur with OccultaVexillum that the cotton is very crisp and stiff, especially for how thin it is, and falls differently after they have been broken in. I also found the pleats fall out (except for up by the waist band) after wearing them a bit which make the pants feel more casual. The wool versions fall and drape well from the get go in my experience.

I've never tried the cotton/ linen versions unfortunately.

 

[conceptionist]

The drape on these is quite good right out of the box, which I guess is due to the linen.
The pleats do not bother me at all. In fact, I would prefer them to always have a sharp crease down the whole leg.
I'm sure the wool version is very nice but that's not what I need at the moment. Looking to pick up another pair of pants from him later on which would likely be in wool.

Anyway, will sleep on them for a bit. Perhaps I'm just not used to relaxed fit. Most of my other pants also have a stronger taper.

 

[malcb33]

I'm sure the linen blend material is really nice. I guess you would have iron or sew the pleats in to make them more permeant if desired.

The resent versions of this pant have a wider hem, but they used to have a stronger taper. My cotton pair certainly has a narrower hem.

 

[OccultaVexillum]

The current season elasticated pants seem like they have a narrower hem based off fit models. But I haven't tried any from this season.

The draped cardigan is unisex, right? I can't find many around on mens sites but there's plenty on women's sections. So if I can find and XL on a women's store it should fit?