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Slim fit pants with roomy crotch area

MetroStyles

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Yeah, pardon my French, but this is a legit question.

Most slim-fit pants just leave no room for the family jewels - there tends to be a bulge which is fine if you are trying to woo trashy women, but not if you are running a client meeting (unless aforementioned clients are trashy women).

For example, Incotex is insufferable. Even sizing up to a 33 the crotch is tight. RLBL is decent, though a bit too snug. H&M - forget it, even sizing up to 33 it is a peep show. Not to mention that all of these are very uncomfortable to wear, in that area.

I did find a random pair of Paul Smith trousers a while back that fit great and were roomy in the discussed area. Same for one pair of Zara pants I found, but they change their cut every 2 months and it's been hard to find since.

Obviously bespoke works, or some Italian maker that costs > $300 per pair. Has there been anyone else with this problem that has found a maker in a reasonable price range (<$150, on sale) that solves the problem?

Sorry for the improper mental imagery but honestly this is bugging me a lot. Thanks for the help.
 

lee_44106

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You need to stop fantasizing about Conne so you are not too bulgey to fit in your pants.
 

whiteslashasian

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Originally Posted by MetroStyles
Yeah, pardon my French, but this is a legit question.

Most slim-fit pants just leave no room for the family jewels - there tends to be a bulge which is fine if you are trying to woo trashy women, but not if you are running a client meeting (unless aforementioned clients are trashy women).

For example, Incotex is insufferable. Even sizing up to a 33 the crotch is tight. RLBL is decent, though a bit too snug. H&M - forget it, even sizing up to 33 it is a peep show. Not to mention that all of these are very uncomfortable to wear, in that area.

I did find a random pair of Paul Smith trousers a while back that fit great and were roomy in the discussed area. Same for one pair of Zara pants I found, but they change their cut every 2 months and it's been hard to find since.

Obviously bespoke works, or some Italian maker that costs > $300 per pair. Has there been anyone else with this problem that has found a maker in a reasonable price range (<$150, on sale) that solves the problem?

Sorry for the improper mental imagery but honestly this is bugging me a lot. Thanks for the help.


I've run into the same issue with most pants, however since I have a big booty from loads of squats/sprints, I have to size up to a 50 (34) or in some cases 52 (36) in Incotex and get the waist taken in. With these pants I generally have no issues with the jewels as long as I'm wearing undergarments which keep them in a tight package (boxer briefs and briefs). I do have a pair of pants from Zara which are actually cut to near perfection but alas, I haven't been able to find the style since and the poor construction is becoming evident now, a year later.
 

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man i've had the same dilemma.
not to be crass, but there just isn't *room* for the boys in many of the slim pants i've tried on (similar experience with H&M). It really is a shame because i want that slimmer silhouette.
 

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I just tried on a pair of H&amp;M herringbone pants and loved how they fit through the thighs and calves but they resulted in a truly obscene moose knuckle. And that's wearing 33s (I'm usually a 32 waist). If I size up to 34 they're comfortable in the crotch but baggy everywhere else.

It's pretty annoying, like how J.Crew's button-downs in small fit perfectly except I need like an inch more in the chest; if I go up to medium I'm wearing a tent.
 

Philip1978

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This is a legitimate complaint, I too have this problem. It's a meat show often.
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ManofKent

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Uniqlo?
 

FlaneurNYC

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I think it also had to do with the rise. I have some slim-cut trousers with higher rises (9"+) and they leave more room.

IME, the lower the rise, the more constricting the trousers. When the rises were really low I had real problems with trousers.
 

bigbris1

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I only wear my Incos when I'm feeling randy. Sometimes I even sit on the subway.
 

a-rock

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I just avoid slim fits because they often coincide with low rises. I buy the regular and just get the legs tailored. No one thought of that??
 

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