Lands End trousers?

[matei]

In my seach for vintage-esque high rise trousers in my size, I have heard Land's End mentioned occasionally.

Are their high-waisted trousers any good? They appear to offer them in some nice material, with a high-waist option (I forget their wording).

When we lived in the US I would order from Lands End from time to time. Some of their products were quite nice, others not so...

 

[scotrace]

Land's End

The Land's End trowsers I have owned have all been the long rise option. They do sit higher when compared to the usual GAP type offering, but not belly-button high.

For me, Land's End stuff wears like iron. I still have some cotton twills that are ten years old and have been worn weekly. They still look sharp. Most of my oxford shirts are from them, and again, pretty good stuff for every day hard wear.

Their ties seem overpadded and over priced. And the whole operation is questionable since Sears bought them up. The catalog is now full of "no iron" claptrap.

 

[Atomic Glee]

Last night, I got some older Land's End 100% wool pants from my grandfather - they were my uncle's, but he couldn't wear them any more. They're 40 waist, which I was thinking would be too tight on me, but they fit decently and come up to about my navel or so. I figure if they were 41s or so they'd be even better (or if I lost a little more weight), but for free I won't be complaining.

 

[Speedster]

Matei i have a pair of these "Vintage Khakis" in Dark Khaki from Lands' End: http://www.landsend.co.uk/icat/127698

They are high rise (sit about an inch above the belly button) and are very comfortable.

 

[G. Fink-Nottle]

When we lived in the US I would order from Lands End from time to time. Some of their products were quite nice, others not so...

Lands' End does the basics very well. I've been wearing their trousers and oxford shirts for 20 years. The shirts wear like iron. The trousers, well, it depends on the material and fit. I am a fan of their year-rounders and gabs - all long rise.

I would stay away from their novelty/trendy items. My experiences with some of their knits have been mixed.