# The Trouser Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 29, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222 "2020-06-29T19:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brewer](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/brewer/32/114_2.png) [@Brewer](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Brewer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/21 "2020-06-29T23:09:23Z")
Havnt work anything but shorts with elasticated waist since lockdown and it’s felt great. Until I was invited to a mates this weekend for a socially distant birthday bbq and decided to “dress up” and wear shorts with a button instead… lockdowns hit me in ways I didn’t expect. ---
**Author:** ![Potatociderphoto](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@Potatociderphoto](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Potatociderphoto)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/22 "2020-06-29T23:54:38Z")
ASDA own chinos, cheap and stretchy and seem to do the job longer than any jeans or Levi’s chinos I’ve had. Reminds me need to pop down to grab another pair of black ones as I’ve lost a pair in the house somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Mush](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mush/32/290_2.png) [@Mush](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mush)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/23 "2020-06-30T00:45:01Z")
> [@Potatociderphoto](#): > > ASDA own chinos, cheap and stretchy and seem to do the job longer than any jeans or Levi’s chinos I’ve had. Reminds me need to pop down to grab another pair of black ones as I’ve lost a pair in the house somewhere. Your description of these reminds me of ladies of the 80’s wearing stretch jeans with stirrups. Say it ain’t so. ---
**Author:** ![Jurwell](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jurwell/32/1153_2.png) [@Jurwell](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Jurwell)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/24 "2020-06-30T04:31:31Z")
Next’s skinny chinos aren’t that skinny, and their slims are just as good. I’ve got a pair of skinny in black and a slim in navy, and the only difference as far as I can tell is the skinny have a zip fly and the slim have buttons. Otherwise the fit is so close to identical I would be remiss to say either was better than the other. ---
**Author:** ![Potatociderphoto](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@Potatociderphoto](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Potatociderphoto)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/25 "2020-06-30T06:06:41Z")
It ain’t so @Mush aha, least I hope not as I’m not from the 80s ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/will/32/528_2.png) [@Will](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/26 "2020-06-30T06:57:43Z")
Howies stretchy chinos for me, I think they call them Chada. Real nice fit for me, nice bit of stretch. Not super cheap but they’re reasonably sustainable and fair trade, and I’m a dirty hippy at heart. ---
**Author:** ![BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/bvs/32/394_2.png) [@BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BvS)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/27 "2020-06-30T08:14:20Z")
Not tried clothing from Mango. I tried the banana republic chinos for a while but they had this annoying design flaw that the coin pocket was really high up; so whenever you put your hand in the pocket you caught it and it ripped a hole over time. My go to the last few years has been the regular chino from Arket. £55, It fit slim, the cotton was good quality, the colour lasted. But they’ve discontinued them for some reason. Annoying as I buy most of my clothes from Arket, or Uniqlo. On Uniqlo, the don’t do a slim fit chino either, they only do a regular fit which is actually quite baggy, a skinny or weird wafty ankle slacks… ---
**Author:** ![chasone](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/chasone/32/53_2.png) [@chasone](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/chasone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/28 "2020-06-30T08:16:23Z")
Have been wearing Muji and Uniqlo jeans for years, and Muji chinos too. Just solid. Seems like everyone is going in for stretchy materials this year, and I’m not about that. CANNOT/WILL NOT SKATE IN SHORTS. ---
**Author:** ![BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/bvs/32/394_2.png) [@BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BvS)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/29 "2020-06-30T08:19:58Z")
I really wanted to like Muji trousers but for some reason they start their waist at 32 but which feels like a 34 so they’re all too big for me ---
**Author:** ![chasone](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/chasone/32/53_2.png) [@chasone](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/chasone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/30 "2020-06-30T08:37:39Z")
Weird. I wear a 34 and they feel like a 33!?! ---
**Author:** ![ERGOT](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ergot/32/4710_2.png) [@ERGOT](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ERGOT)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/31 "2020-06-30T08:50:37Z")
My favourite are the Dickies slim fit chinos, not too skinny, not too baggy. I’ve noticed the price has been steadily creeping up, so I usually wait till they are on offer before grabbing a pair. +1 for Uniqlo, for the price I don’t think their selvedge jeans can be beaten. I tried grabbing a couple pairs of asos own brand chinos as they were super cheap on sale, both have ripped in the crotch after minimal usage, avoid like the plague. ---
**Author:** ![shoebill](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/shoebill/32/236_2.png) [@shoebill](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/shoebill)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/32 "2020-06-30T09:17:11Z")
SHORTS ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hugo/32/789_2.png) [@hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/33 "2020-06-30T09:21:53Z")
Shorts but not for skating in. ---
**Author:** ![roncalow](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/roncalow/32/79_2.png) [@roncalow](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/roncalow)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/34 "2020-06-30T09:31:47Z")
I got bullied into wearing surf pants, now i don’t think i could skate in anything else. Well nice. ---
**Author:** ![BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/bvs/32/394_2.png) [@BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BvS)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/35 "2020-06-30T09:34:59Z")
How is everyone who skates in shorts not constantly living in fear of their ankles ---
**Author:** ![Mush](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mush/32/290_2.png) [@Mush](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mush)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/36 "2020-06-30T09:37:07Z")
Never used to concern me too much wearing shorts when skating. Much more comfortable ---
**Author:** ![shoebill](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/shoebill/32/236_2.png) [@shoebill](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/shoebill)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/37 "2020-06-30T09:43:59Z")
![image](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/0/0d99f13cae5ee614fe1be0cd6f1213c8c0c6db85.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![leatherhead](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/leatherhead/32/41_2.png) [@leatherhead](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/leatherhead)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/38 "2020-06-30T09:47:51Z")
I had been pretty much exclusively a Dickies 873 man for years, because, you know, brown dickies help you skate cellar doors etc. Recently bought a few pairs of [Uniqlo relaxed stretchy chinos](https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/product/men-cotton-relaxed-fit-ankle-length-trousers-423553.html?dwvar_423553_color=COL25&dwvar_423553_size=SMA002&cgid=IDcasual2384) that are pretty much smart joggers, and it has been a revelation - in a large they are pretty close to surf pant size, with stretch, and don’t look as shit as the photos when cuffed in the blue or beige. Plus they are £15. Turns out my movement has been massively restricted for years in even fully worn in Dickies and finally being able to fully squat without trouser tightness has genuinely improved my skateboarding. Also the elasticated waistband allows me to fully embrace old age and accommodate the girth. ---
**Author:** ![KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/keithbeef/32/31559_2.png) [@KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/KeithBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/39 "2020-06-30T09:51:16Z")
The pockets on those look like a liability. ---
**Author:** ![buildafire](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/buildafire/32/34_2.png) [@buildafire](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/buildafire)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:55am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222/40 "2020-06-30T09:55:59Z")
Still a big fan of trousers that reach the shoes. [Previous page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222.md?page=1) [Next page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-trouser-thread/1222.md?page=3)