<p>I like Lands End too…for myself. BUT my 20 something does not find the mens pants to be the cut he likes, and they are TOO WIDE…even the slim cuts.</p>
<p>Is there a mall near you with an Express or Banana Republic store? I would be very surprised if you can’t find a fit and color he likes there.</p>
<p>If you have a longer torso than 30" would be correct. H and one son are long in the torso and wear shorter pants - 31" inseam. S2 is the same height but short waisted like me and wears longer inseams…I bet the OP’s guy is a 34/30 my 6’ H is a fit 34/31. Look at JC Penney, also.</p>
<p>Try John Varvatos - they are almost identical to Alfani, and they come in a flat front, narrow style. Nordstrom sells them. Regarding length - they should “break” on the top of the shoe and hit mid heel in back. According to the tailor at Ermenegildo Zegna in Boston (we were just there), many men wear their pants too short (lots of confusion on this point) and this is the correct length.</p>
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<p>You can buy Lands End and return to Sears.
A few times a year then put the shirts on clearance, I buy a bunch and return the ones DH does not like. I do the same with pants from Jos A Banks. DH is tall and thin. So much less hassle to have them all shipped to me and then just return what he doesn’t like.</p>
<p>I’m 5’ 10" and can wear 30" inseam pants, which give me a slight break on the shoe. Most men who are 5’ 10" wear either a 30 or 31 inseam. It is also somewhat dependent on the RISE of the pants (distance from crotch to waist). Spent 40 years in the clothing industry before I retired in 2008. Besides, many men who say they are 5’ 10’, are actually 5’ 9"-- give or take.</p>
<p>Also try Men’s Wearhouse and Macy’s.</p>
<p>Maybe 32", but I am just not buying a 30" inseam on a 5’10" guy. 
Macy’s has a slim or modern fit Calvin Kline dress pant that my son loves. I think they were $79 on sale.</p>
<p>5’10 and 34/30 is not at all uncommon.</p>
<p>I checked and the new pants are definitely 34/30. You have to keep in mind that, in my mind, they are a little bit short-- and these slim fit, modern cut pants sit very low, much lower than more classic cuts. I suspect even he’d choose a longer inseam if he were wearing traditional mens pants, they sit several inches higher.</p>
<p>My H is 6 foot 1 inch and wears that size, he has skinny legs so they look long but are not. We buy him clothes at macy;s Jos Banks. and gap. But he either wears very expensive suits or dockers</p>
<p>We can talk about “break” and all sorts of other elaborate schemes for determining length, but I have a much simpler approach.</p>
<p>I know what size always results in wearing out the back cuff of pants from dragging them in the mud and stepping on the hem. So, I buy my pants in the next shorter length – which in men’s pants is 1 inch shorter. And those are fine. Now, I suppose I could go half an inch shorter. Or three quarters of an inch shorter, but…</p>
<p>The pants WIDTH at the hem will also greatly determine what length you should buy. For example, an 16" bottom (with an actual measurement of 8" (when you lay the pants flat with the leg seams running down the middle of the pants) will break on the shoe “quicker” than, say, a 20" bottom. In other words, you would wear a shorter inseam for narrower leg pants and a longer inseam for wider leg pants. </p>
<p>Many better quality pants come with OPEN bottoms and need to be altered anyway, so length isn’t necessarily an issue.</p>
<p>Ok thanks for correction on size
My h is 5’6" & wears 30/34. Which is about the size I wear with my cowboy boots & I am 5’2".</p>
<p>^I think you mean 34/30 (waist/inseam) for pants or jeans to allow for shrinkage when washed and dried in a clothes dryer.</p>
<p>Oh what I was referring to was my comment in #4.
I don’t know what they measure, but both H & I wear Levi 501s ( that is about all he ever wears, I prefer j crew actually :)) & 30/34 is what the label says. ( on his anyway, 34 is actually a little long on me, my regular jeans have about a 31" inseam- yes I am very short waisted)</p>
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<p>I’ve never gotten consistently better results from tailor hemming pants than I have just picking the correct length off the rack. It’s not the tailors. It’s just that pants sit differently when you actually wear them than they seem to when you are standing in front of the tailor!</p>
<p>The advent of ready length pants (and wide availabilty of sizes on the internet) is a great development.</p>
<p>I had a pair shortened the other day. I have had many pair of the same brand and style and know my size. I found this pair one inch too long and took them in asking to shorten them by exactly one inch. She got all up in my grill asking if I was sure and what is my inseam and measuring the inseam of the pants (which, of course, was not exactly as stated on the label). I said, I don’t care about any of that. I have the same pants one inch shorter than the label on these and they are perfect, so just take exactly one inch off and we’ll be fine. :)</p>
<p>It sounds like the OP’s boyfriend is built like my son…but my son is shorter. He has a slightly bigger waist but very thin leg. Regular slacks and even most slim cuts look like clown clothing on my son. He finds that the slacks at Express fit him the best. He can get the waist he needs, and the legs are not baggy.</p>
<p>It’s not just about the total height, but proportions. Someone can have longer legs or a longer torso relative to overall height. For example, some women my height can get away with buying petite sizes. I usually need to buy a regular size and hem, sometimes to the same length as petite, to get the best fit.</p>
<p>Re length–I remember buying pants with my H when he was younger, and were told they (the pant legs) should just “break”–that is bend slightly in front when touching the shoes. </p>
<p>Trouble is, men’s pants depend on where they put the belt on any given day, and what sort of shape they are in. If they are developing a bit of a belly, the pants start to be fastened lower and lower around the hips, so they buy shorter inseams. Tho some men just keep putting the pants around their ever-expanding tubbiness.</p>
<p>I feel sorry for pants manufacturers, come to think of it!</p>
<p>I don’t mommusic, they are the people who make the jeans that fit my rise, and hips, but only come in 36" inseam!!!</p>
<p>My favorite story about inseams is when a friend of Ds was renting a tux.
Or his mom kept nagging him about trying it on anyway
Finally she just measured a pair of his jeans and ordered the pants for him.
Yes, she had measured a pair of his thug style jeans with the crotch to his knees.
Started a new look in tuxedos.
Or not.</p>
<p>30/34’s can be hard to find. Most Americans aren’t that skinny. Sears might have what you are looking for at a good price.</p>