My sons also wear AG, but the hems really curl and they look much better with a pressing.
Life skill to learn…taking clothes out of the dryer immediately when they are dry…and hanging them up. Even the best no iron khakis will get wrinkled if left sitting in the dryer…or tossed in a drawer unfolded…or tossed on the floor.
I’ve convinced myself that my son’s wrinkled wardrobe is more of a packing problem rather than a laundry problem. His clothes are in a terrible state when he comes home to visit. I prefer to just picture him walking around campus in crisp khakis and freshly laundered shirts :). This thread was helpful tho, he has a bday coming up and could use some new clothes. You would think after so many years of school uniforms he would never want to see khakis again but no! They’re all that he wears.
I went to a party over the holidays with a lot of young college age boys (nephew’s friends). It was after Xmas eve Mass. The boys were all in lululemon ABC slim pants (there was a discussion, lol)
Spent last weekend with my nephews from the other side for a birthday dinner. Those boys, in lululemon pants.
I’ve found that lots of young people, boys and girls wear lots of lululemon.
Not cotton though, the men’s stuff seems to wash up better with less fuss than the women’s clothing
@deb922, my husband likes the ABC pants too, but they are $120 or so a pair. My kids haven’t asked and I haven’t suggested them.
@janamy Good to know. Looking for casual wear to class pants. Dress pants are fine to send to be pressed as they won’t be in heavy rotation.
@anomander Agree with you but my boys don’t want anything that polished. This is throw on with a tee shirt and chukkas and baseball cap style. But no wrinkles to please mom!!
@Gourmetmom Thanks! The son I am shopping for is a 33 waist 34 or 35 length. More muscular build so the slim fit stuff doesn’t really work for him but I agree with your son - I don’t want the lower leg to flap around. Lots of good ideas!
@thumper1 He will wear a pair every day when it is cold in all likelihood. He will rewear a day or two probably. I would say 5 or 6? They will be worn with t shirts/sweatshirts and boots or tennis shoes. Going to class clothes. . .
@1214mom, I agree expensive.
I see tons of young men in them though.
The bonobos are just as expensive and the VV ones not far behind. I didn’t look them up but AG was suggested also and I suspect they aren’t cheap
DH and DS both like Eddie Bauer khakis and chinos.
I know this is not the question but are guys in college wearing khakis on a daily basis? I guess maybe at some schools??? I understand wearing them in high school - especially if there are dress codes, but I wonder if you should invest in so many pants (6 khaki pants sounds like a lot to me!) without knowing if he will end up wanting to wear jeans, shorts or athletic pants instead???
Your child’s college wardrobe may vary considerably from high school clothes. At that age they want to dress like their peers. Other than athletic wear for a favorite sport I wouldn’t spend much until October or November.
I do plenty of things for my family members that others question. I hate clothes shopping and my children were on their own at 14 or 15.
Crossposted with @abasket It goes the other way too. Athletic pants and sweats are too sloppy looking for some schools.
My college kid wore either jeans or black jeans to classes. He had khaki and black slacks and a suit and tux, and tails…but he was a music major.
I would suggest your son look at what students are wearing at his college before you invest in a lot of khaki slacks for him to wear on a daily basis in college.
We visited almost 30 colleges between our two kids, and the only place we saw more than a few kids wearing khaki slacks was Pepperdine.
Yes…get one or maybe two pairs which he might need for a business casual event…but I don’t really know any students who wear khakis everyday on college. Not saying it’s bad or not possible…just saying…I haven’t seen this in college boys.
I don’t know, maybe its a Midwest thing but khakis seem to be a wardrobe staple for young men. Khaki pants when its cold, khaki shorts when its warm. Very versatile - they go with your hoodies, noodies, t-shirts, and polos. Also, there are “dress” khakis and “everyday” khakis. And interestingly, your khakis are not necessarily khaki as in “Mom, have you seen my gray khakis?”.
Dockers don’t need ironing
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/students/ is a web page that shows photos of groups of students at UVA.
Now, if the student prefers to wear khakis over jeans or whatever, that is one thing. But it does not look from these photos like UVA is the kind of place where there is social pressure to wear khakis to be “dressier” than wearing jeans.
@ucbalumnus I don’t know how representative those pics are of the typical dress at UVA…it was one of the dressier schools we visited last year. Many guys in khakis/khaki shorts, many women in dresses/cute outfits. Football games dressy too, sundresses for many women.
OP’s student intends to study engineering, possibly civil. Here are some pages with photos that came up in a web search of “UVA civil engineering students”:
https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-students-shine-regional-civil-engineering-conference
https://news.virginia.edu/content/students-do-not-become-engineers-sitting-lectures
https://engineering.virginia.edu/departments/engineering-systems-and-environment/academics/civil-programs/graduate-programs#accordion68911