Captain_Fish
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Hi all. Happy to be a part of the forum.
I’m making my first post here because I’ve seemingly exhausted my search for an off the rack chino that I love. I’ve found plenty that I like very much but nothing that I love enough to buy multiple pairs of. I’ve decided to bite the bullet and try out custom chinos from proper cloth. I had a pant size made for me when I was working out some shirt issues in their store a few months back.
My only real issue is that they don’t offer any chino fabrics without elastane. Ive never had a great experience with stretch cotton pants as they either lose their shape over the course of a few wears and they you seemingly have to shrink them back to their original fit (or smaller). They also don’t gain character over time like a nice 100% cotton fabric will. They seem to wear out rather than wear in.
All that being said, Proper cloths chino fabrics seem to be super high quality and mostly form Italian mills. They are also about the 2-3% elastane rather than 10% or more. Most of my bad past experiences likely came from overly stretchy cotton or just poorer quality fabric. Long story short, what do you guys think I can expect from a top notch stretch chino? Thanks in advance!
Edit: When I asked about expectations I’m mostly referring to long term wear experiences as I’m sure they will be top notch from the beginning.
I’m making my first post here because I’ve seemingly exhausted my search for an off the rack chino that I love. I’ve found plenty that I like very much but nothing that I love enough to buy multiple pairs of. I’ve decided to bite the bullet and try out custom chinos from proper cloth. I had a pant size made for me when I was working out some shirt issues in their store a few months back.
My only real issue is that they don’t offer any chino fabrics without elastane. Ive never had a great experience with stretch cotton pants as they either lose their shape over the course of a few wears and they you seemingly have to shrink them back to their original fit (or smaller). They also don’t gain character over time like a nice 100% cotton fabric will. They seem to wear out rather than wear in.
All that being said, Proper cloths chino fabrics seem to be super high quality and mostly form Italian mills. They are also about the 2-3% elastane rather than 10% or more. Most of my bad past experiences likely came from overly stretchy cotton or just poorer quality fabric. Long story short, what do you guys think I can expect from a top notch stretch chino? Thanks in advance!
Edit: When I asked about expectations I’m mostly referring to long term wear experiences as I’m sure they will be top notch from the beginning.
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