So I bought a pair of Diamond Gusset Jeans via All American Clothing company

[TLW '90]

I was very impressed with the quality of D.G carpenter shorts I bought ,but have been apprehensive about their Jeans because I know the legs are much roomier than the slim straight my scrawny ass prefers
I finally decided to break down and gamble on a pair of classic fits which just arrived today, and I'm not sure how I feel yet.

They are very roomy legged as expected, but otherwise they've got the comfort durability and good pockets I wanted.
I'm hoping they'll shrink up a bit in the wash then from there I'll decide whether or not I'd order another pair and if I'd want them shortened and by how much, because it's how wide legged pants really bunch up from length that bothers me.
Especially at the bottom.

So how do you guys feel about baggy wide legged jeans ?
If not your preference can you live with them at the right inseam length / rolled up , or do you really just gotta have the more trim leg fit ?

 

[Peacoat]

Gotta have the slim leg version.

 

[TLW '90]

Gotta have the slim leg version.

Have you seen the current trend of pants with legs that are at least 10" wide?
I remember a couple years ago I was seeing teenagers wearing these horrid black plants with a couple dozen cargo pockets all over them, and now I'm seeing these pants that look like some Khaki colored Dickies but the legs are like 10" wide or something.

I'm glad these pants aren't some extra wide fashion gimmick, but they are somewhat of an unflattering roomy fit.

Here's their model in the original fit jeans , not too bad if you aren't scrawny like me.


Now the carpenters are way way too wide in the legs

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

Have you seen the current trend of pants with legs that are at least 10" wide?

I think you're referring to barrel jeans. I've always liked dungarees because of how roomy they are, so I get the appeal of these barrel jeans. I've only seen them a couple times outside of photos, and I thought they looked good on both women. But my hairy legs do not get along with denim, so I know I'm coming at it all from a different angle than just aesthetics.

 

[TLW '90]

I think you're referring to barrel jeans. I've always liked dungarees because of how roomy they are, so I get the appeal of these barrel jeans. I've only seen them a couple times outside of photos, and I thought they looked good on both women. But my hairy legs do not get along with denim, so I know I'm coming at it all from a different angle than just aesthetics.

No these looked like Dickies , but the legs were like 10-12" wide.
They had full length legs too.

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

No these looked like Dickies , but the legs were like 10-12" wide.
They had full length legs too.

Like real old school trousers? I think we have an entire thread (or two) dedicated to that fit of pants somewhere on the board. Those also usually had a cuff too (not sure what that is officially called). I remember LL Bean sold a "relaxed" fit jean in the 90s that were bigger in leg than anything else I found on the market that wasn't a dungaree or bib overall. I never bought a pair, but I thought about it many times. I wish I could give names to the cuts, because I have a clear vision of a few photos I've seen on this board. The pants are so wide that you could easily fit the hems over the toes of the shoes. With ease, you could put these trousers on over your shoes in a dressing room.

Barrel jeans are full length jeans.

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/charlie-high-waist-barrel-jeans-harmony/7846789

 

[TLW '90]

The ones I've been seeing were even wider, they seem to be some kind of hip hop thing or they might be from one of those brands that sells overly exaggerated cartoonish stuff.
They all looked like Dickies with legs that are at least 3x wider than normal.
Definitely not barrel shaped legs, straight all the way down or possibly gradually widening.
Maybe the company that sold the WD40 cologne and those giant red papa smurf boot things ?

 

[TLW '90]

I ran them through a hot wash and dry to shrink them up a bit, and it definitely helped.
Now I don't really have to roll the buttons up, but think that might be growing on me a bit.
I'll give them some time before deciding if I want to order another pair and get them shortened by an inch or not.

I absolutely have to do something, because I'm getting very tired of the Wally World wranglers that don't last and have gambled on 4 different pairs from their website that were a bust.

 

[TLW '90]

My classic fit Diamond Gusset Jean's have really grown on me, I also bought a pair of their " heritage canvas pants " shortly after receiving my jeans and have been quite happy with them as well.
The legs seem a little less wide but it may just be the particular fabric.
The pockets are a little tighter access, but otherwise they're a good proper pocket that's well sized and positioned...etc to be of actual use.

I have gotten used to / figured out the whole cuff roll up thing and am not as apprehensive about it as I was at first, I don't feel the need for it with the canvas pants but still do with these jeans.
I've gotten used to it enough that I don't think I'll be ordering a shorter inseam when I go to get another pair.
I definitely plan on getting another pair too, because the quality is good enough that I can owner just a few pairs of better pants instead of a bunch of cheaper pants.

 

[TLW '90]

I've been needing a new pair of work pants, and All American just ordered a limited run of their 14oz original Jeans in black so I ordered a pair.
Previously before discovering A.A.C.CO / Diamond Gusset Jeans I have been wearing these Wranglers " flex waist outdoor cargo pants " from Walmart, they're comfortable and the pockets are acceptable but the quality is terrible I hate the thin breathable fabric in the winter and the price has gradually gone up to $30 which is now unacceptable.
Every single pair I've bought has had the pockets come unstitched and this last pair in very short order.
They're just utter garbage.

My job now allows regular blue jeans, but I prefer black pants because they don't show grease and grime so much.

It's starting to look like Diamond Gusset may be my new choice for pants, I'd prefer slimmer legs but that's the only issue which is becoming less of an issue as I get used to them.
I'm having a harder and harder time finding agreeable pants in stores that hold up, and have been burned too many times trying to order any of the better wrangler offerings that I can't find in stores.

 

[Edward]

Many years ago I was a fan of drainpipe jeans, even just into the turn of the 2000s when they were *much* harder to find. Then my style icons changed - from Alice Cooper and Joey Ramone, to Marlon Brando and Bogart. Inevitably, as with so many old punks before me, as my wardrobe morphed into an earlier vintage look, the trouser legs widened. Now, I could never go back. My Wrangler 13MWZ, my most common go-to jeans are, I think, about 9"/9.5" round the hem, and they are the narrowest I'd wear. I do prefer a 10" hem on everything whenever possible - and plenty of room as well as that. (Fairly common I should think across much of the TFL Community beyond Outerwear.)

Easy fix for length: cuffs. Inevitably, it's the Brando / rockabilly thing, but cuffs have come to be an essential part of the denim look for me. I once returned a pair of jeans I'd bought by mail when I realised they wouldn't support a cuff of any significance. I'm a 31" inside leg, as a rule, and I tend to buy a 36" inseam by preference to insure the kind of cuff depth I want. That of course is an aesthetic choice for me. Back in the early / mid-20th century, however, jeans cam in one length. If you were a tall guy, you wore 'em with no cuffs. Any shorter, cuffs. Manufacturer to manufacturer varied, but as far as I could ever figured out, 36" was fairly standard. Because jeans were workwear rather than fashion, most folks went with the easy option of rolling them at the cuff rather than having them properly hemmed at additional outlay. Necessity as the mother of style - or what became style at street level and them more mainstream via Brando and Dean.

 

[jursakl]

Many years ago I was a fan of drainpipe jeans, even just into the turn of the 2000s when they were *much* harder to find. Then my style icons changed - from Alice Cooper and Joey Ramone, to Marlon Brando and Bogart. Inevitably, as with so many old punks before me, as my wardrobe morphed into an earlier vintage look, the trouser legs widened. Now, I could never go back. My Wrangler 13MWZ, my most common go-to jeans are, I think, about 9"/9.5" round the hem, and they are the narrowest I'd wear. I do prefer a 10" hem on everything whenever possible - and plenty of room as well as that. (Fairly common I should think across much of the TFL Community beyond Outerwear.)

Easy fix for length: cuffs. Inevitably, it's the Brando / rockabilly thing, but cuffs have come to be an essential part of the denim look for me. I once returned a pair of jeans I'd bought by mail when I realised they wouldn't support a cuff of any significance. I'm a 31" inside leg, as a rule, and I tend to buy a 36" inseam by preference to insure the kind of cuff depth I want. That of course is an aesthetic choice for me. Back in the early / mid-20th century, however, jeans cam in one length. If you were a tall guy, you wore 'em with no cuffs. Any shorter, cuffs. Manufacturer to manufacturer varied, but as far as I could ever figured out, 36" was fairly standard. Because jeans were workwear rather than fashion, most folks went with the easy option of rolling them at the cuff rather than having them properly hemmed at additional outlay. Necessity as the mother of style - or what became style at street level and them more mainstream via Brando and Dean.




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I used to love drainpipe jeans too, but over time, my style evolved. Now, I’m all about vintage-inspired cuts, like Wrangler 13MWZ with a 10” hem. Cuffs are a must for me—they add character and tie into that classic Brando/rockabilly vibe. I usually go for a 36” inseam to get the perfect cuff depth. Back in the day, cuffs weren’t a style choice but a practical fix since jeans came in one standard length. It’s cool how necessity shaped timeless style!