Medium Quality Machine Washable Dress Pants

[khawk]

Recently started moving away from tan Khakis/Chinos to "casual" dress pants. Even with the "entry-level" dress pants in a polyester or poly/Rayon blend I find these more comfortable (temperature and feel) than Khakis.

I've started with the following:
Van Heusen slim fit grey travel
Kenneth Cole slim fit grey

Both fit well and the material seems to have a higher quality finish (compared to shiny polyester used in athletic wear). The Van Heusens seem to have a more microfiber look. We'll see how they hold up after time.

My question is what would be the next step up to stay ~$100 or under (retail price)?

I work in an office but also in a production environment (dust, etc.) for a portion of the day, so something I can take home and wash is preferred. So although wool pants may be true dress pants, I don't think they would be practical.

 

[GBR]

Next stage would be to ditch polyester and go to either wool or cotton.

 

[khawk]

From what it sounds like the machine washable safe wool doesn't last, so it sounds like I'd be best off with cotton.

Any cotton suggestions?

 

[mensimageconsultant]

Lands' End.

 

[CSG123]

Costco's Kirkland brand of khakis in their last offering is simply amazing. 100% cotton, no-iron, $20. Terrific hand on the fabric. I picked up three pairs in the warehouse.