How wide do you like your leg opening on dress trousers?

[dieworkwear]

Based on your Twitter posts, I thought you were into wide trousers these days?

Only with really casual SWD type looks. Basically stuff like Lemaire.

 

[zr3rs]

As promised. 30” waist, 38 jacket, 10.5 us shoe, 5’9” tall, 9.75” leg opening here. Not my go to, but I like it. I need to lengthen the sleeves on the jacket. I’ve thought a lot about slimming the pants and am leaning against it at the moment.

Looks pretty classic to me. I could wear such a leg only in a heavy cloth, because my skinny ankles would show in motion if the fabric is light.

 

[Alan Bee]

Share the data please.

Alan Bee Classic Trousers dimensions

Thigh: Flat Front 30.5”, Pleated 31”
Knee: 23.5”/24”
Leg Opening: 19.5”
Cuff Height: 2”

Personal Stats:

Height: 6' 05" (184cm)
Shoe Size: 11.5UK/12US
Waist: 32"

Alan Bee

 

[dieworkwear]

Leg Opening: 19.5”

is this circumference or diameter?

 

[clee1982]

30 waist 5ft7in, 9.5 US shoe size, 7.5 to 7.75 in leg opening

 

[Alan Bee]

is this circumference or diameter?

@dieworkwear

All Circumference Derek. Divide by 2 (of course) for diameter.

Alan Bee

 

[khughes44]

9” here.

 

[patliean1]

is this circumference or diameter?

Savage.

 

[sebastian mcfox]

I usually go for around 8” but looking forward to experimenting with something wider with the hem of these Kit Blake flannels, about 8.8”

 

[An Acute Style]

I took both of these vintage PRL pants to the tailor to be tapered today. They both have 10” leg openings. I was deciding between 8.5 and 9 for the taper. I went with 8.5. I should have them back in week. Fingers crossed.

 

[Alan Bee]

I took both of these vintage PRL pants to the tailor to be tapered today. They both have 10” leg openings. I was deciding between 8.5 and 9 for the taper. I went with 8.5. I should have them back in week. Fingers crossed.

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Why ruin those beautiful trousers?? There must be a reason Ralph designed them that way ...

Alan Bee

 

[clee1982]

I usually taper older stock RL 8 to 8.25 for suit, 7.75 to 8 for odd trouser.

RL Dalton is a reliable source for forward pleat pants, think it’s almost 9in. RL Preston was 8.5 in?

 

[Egdon Heath]

Why ruin those beautiful trousers?? There must be a reason Ralph designed them that way ...

Alan Bee

The reason was called 1983 and it ain't coming back, force it though you seem to be trying.

 

[An Acute Style]

Why ruin those beautiful trousers?? There must be a reason Ralph designed them that way ...

Alan Bee

I think current Ralph Lauren trousers have a leg opening around 7.5 or 8. Ralph has apparently changed his mind. If I had to guess I would say Ralph designed them that way because that was the fashion at the time, not because he thought a 10 inch leg opening would be an enduring classic.

 

[An Acute Style]

Honestly shocked by how many people are going with 7”. I would love to see some pictures of this. Maybe I should have included a 6.5” option. I’d also love to see a picture of a 10.5”.

The data is looking pretty normally distributed with a slight left skew. Hard to tell without a 6.5 or 6 option. If that’s your go to, chime in. Include pics.