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My man wears pleated-front pants because he says he cannot find flat-front pants that don't show his package. I'm not talking about that shrink-wrapped skinny jeans look, but pants from Express, Dockers, that kind of thing. It's always ... oh hello. I like the look of flat fronts, and I know that he would prefer to look hip and youthful over staunch and older, but even getting him into a sweater over a collared shirt instead of over a white T is a big change. If I suggest something, he'll try it on, but he hates to go out looking for new things. At this point, he is mostly convinced that all flat-front pants show a bulge in men.
What do you guys wear? Something mainstream, please. If I have to drag him somewhere much more exotic than Macy's, he won't go.
Mrs. Lao got rid of all of my pleated front pants. She says it looks like the 70s or 80s. As far as package goes with the flat pants, I totally understand your husbands concerns. But, I gots to do what the missus says. She LOVES me in flat front non pleated pants.
Express sells "producer" and "photographer" pants which are flat fronted. And no, my package does not protrude, it depends on an external factor, like a foreign hand going over it
Calvin Klein sells them too. Plenty, plenty, plenty.
Dockers have more pleated ones than flat front ones. They're for the old boys network
Express pants are too slim on him, Ant. I've taken him there a couple of times. He does have their baggy jeans, though.
I know, I don't want him to dress like an old man. He's not in shawl-collar cardigans yet. I like the look of a fitted V-neck sweater with flat-front pants ... just have to get him on board with some that don't show too much.
Your post made me chuckle since I just got my engineer into flat-front khakis ~4 years ago.
He knew he needed to update his wardrobe.
We still buy basic Dockers, sometimes Lee or J. Crew chinos.
I think it has more to do with the fabric (not too thin) and the fit. He went up one size in the waist(in SOME brands), and I convinced him to go up one in length too (engineers! LOL).
We look for the "relaxed" fit, mostly because he has muscular thighs, but I think it helps with binding in the crotch too.
We took a long rainy Saturday and tried on everything in the stores (Kohls mainly, but also JC Penny, J Crew, and Eddie Bauer) .
Not to get to personal, but your hubby may want to think about underwear too. Many guys are "boxer guys" left over from college, but the more fitted underwear works better with dress slacks. They have "boxer briefs" now, that are boxer in length, but more fitted and sleek and they tend to, uh, hold the boys in check.
p.s. of course you could always just wait a bit. I'm sure pleated pants for men will make a comeback any day now....you know how fashion is!
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