Close enough pants, shirt, etc.

[Prof. Ed]

Hi all,
I've looked through previous threads and can't find stuff that is still on the market.
Has anyone found some "close enough pants" that are available?

It seems that the Cabella's stone safari shirt is the best close enough shirt that is available, correct?

Any recommendations is appreciated.

I was wondering, is it better to wait and get the "real" stuff

Thanks,

Prof. Ed

[Texas Jones]

Pants:
Dockers Versatile pants in taupe.

Shirt:
Cabela's Safari Shirt in Stone.

You might as well wait, you will want the real thing eventually! (talking from experience).

[Prof. Ed]

I can't locate the pants

[Feraud]

I can't locate the pants

If the price is o.k. you could save and get the Westeds. I have 'em and love 'em! Highly recommended.
Good luck.

Is there a Kohls in your area? I picked up nice Dockers pants(pleated, with rear pocket flaps) from the store.

LL Bean has pants that have been well received by the locals.

Have fun choosing!

[Prof. Ed]

I can't locate the pants

If the price is o.k. you could save and get the Westeds. I have 'em and love 'em! Highly recommended.
Good luck.

Is there a Kohls in your area? I picked up nice Dockers pants(pleated, with rear pocket flaps) from the store.

LL Bean has pants that have been well received by the locals.

Have fun choosing!

Yes, I have a Kohl's near me. I don't see the style that you mentioned on their web site you sent me?

Thanks,

Prof. Ed

[randystokes]

I recently saw a thread here about some pants from Wal-Mart -- they're Wrangler brand, I think called "Authentic Hero Khakis." They look very close -- pleated fronts, nice green color that's close to taupe. And, they were only $14.97. The problem: no pocket flaps in back. Someone here recommended buying them longer than needed, then taking them to a tailor who could create pocket flaps from the extra length. I couldn't find any that were enough longer to provide the extra material, so I got two pair -- one to wear and the other to sacrifice for the flaps. I liked the job the tailor did so much that I then went back to Wal-Mart and got another pair -- the tailor used the "sacrificial" pair I already had for the the extra material for the pocket flaps for the new pair. So, I now have two pair of close-enough pants for regular, knock around wear. They're fairly heavy duty material, and the color is very close to the Wested trousers I already had. They have that "built-in" crease down the pant leg, but as I wash them, it's becoming less noticeable.

In any event, these provided two good pair of pants I can wear without worrying as much about them as I do with my Wested trousers. And even with having to buy the extra pair of pants to provide the material for the pocket flaps, the cost wasn't too high -- two pair of wearable pants with flaps for a total cost of about $45, or about $22.50 per pair of wearable pants. (Well, plus the cost charged by the tailor -- don't remember how much that was, but it wasn't bad.) Plus, I still have the "sacrificial" pants, and there's enough material there that I could get several more pair of pants and have pocket flaps made -- or, I could have the tailor make the sacrificial pants into Indy shorts!! Er, nah . . .

I like my Wested trousers, but I can wear these close-enough pants all the time, launder them (instead of having them dry-cleaned), and I don't have to worry about damaging them as much.

As for shirts, I have two of the Cabela's shirts in stone. I bought replacement buttons at a fabric store and had the tailor replace the dark buttons that come on the shirt with something closer in color to the shirt itself.

I am, however, going to keep my eye on Indy Magnoli's site for the new cotton fabrics he's adding to his trouser line. When he finds the right combination of weight, durability and color, I may order a pair. And I'm still considering the Indy Magnoli tailored shirt as well. I have a WPG shirt, which balloons around my middle -- may see what the tailor can do there -- and I also have a Wested shirt, which is a bit snug around the middle -- hard to win!!

Randy

[Prof. Ed]

Thank you, Randy. I appreciate your help.
Naturally, I would like the Wested things. I just used a money converter and we are very near $200 for the shirt and pants shipped, plus any customs?
I'm afraid that if I go the route I would like to, the Westeds would become an early SHROUD!!!
Possibly, I should just enjoy my used Wested and Federation Deluxe and shut-up about Indiana Jones as my wife told me last night.
She is a great wife, just doesn't understand my obsessions.....neither do I!

[Feraud]

Prof. Ed, the website is a bit hard to tell which 'model' is correct. I suggest you check Kohls in person. I got them for at nice discounted price.

I hate to get into color discussions as most of us see color a bit differently..
To clarify this..

I recently saw a thread here about some pants from Wal-Mart -- they're Wrangler brand, I think called "Authentic Hero Khakis." They look very close -- pleated fronts, nice green color that's close to taupe.

I have these pants too. The greenish color is not what is meant by taupe. The taupe color is something akin to either Example A or B.

Here are my Wranglers next to the Wested pants. The Wranglers on the left are a bit greenish. The Westeds are the 'pinks'.

[randystokes]

Well, Feraud, all I can tell you is I have both the Wal-Mart pants and the Wested trousers, and I don't see nearly the same color difference as you show in your picture. There IS a difference between the two, but I don't think there is as extreme a difference as you've indicated. In any event, the issue isn't really whether the colors are identical, but whether they are "close enough," and clearly that's a personal preference issue. What's close enough for me may not be close enough for you. But, given the relative advantages I described in my e-mail -- cost, durability, etc. -- the modified Wal-Mart pants are close enough for me.

My opinion -- and you're welcome to it.

Randy

[Feraud]

Well, Feraud, all I can tell you is I have both the Wal-Mart pants and the Wested trousers, and I don't see nearly the same color difference as you show in your picture. There IS a difference between the two, but I don't think there is as extreme a difference as you've indicated. In any event, the issue isn't really whether the colors are identical, but whether they are "close enough," and clearly that's a personal preference issue. What's close enough for me may not be close enough for you. But, given the relative advantages I described in my e-mail -- cost, durability, etc. -- the modified Wal-Mart pants are close enough for me.

My opinion -- and you're welcome to it.

Randy

Oops.. I may have brought us off on a tangent. I thought it necessary to clarify the description of 'taupe' when described as greenish then threw(perhaps mistakenly?) the Wested 'pinks' into the discussion.

What I meant to say is the 'greenish' Walmart pants are not close to taupe as you indicated in the statement.

they look very close -- pleated fronts, nice green color that's close to taupe.

Once again, look at my A & B examples. Slight differences aside, taupe is not the greenish color of the Walmart pants.

The Westeds were pictured as a contrast to the Walmart pant. If our Walmart & Wested pants do not look alike, I totally accept that. Lighting, camera settings, etc. will always contribute to photographing colors.

I do not intend to tell anyone what they see is not there! I thought a bit of clarification was necessary for the sake of newer members. Our throwing out of terms like taupe, pinks, khaki, etc. can confuse anyone.

[Prof. Ed]

[indybill]

Walmart Faded Glory pants come in taupe. They're cheap and wear well.
Good luck on your search.

Regards,
Indybill

[Kt Templar]

The LL Beans look like seviceable alternatives at the price, and both back pockets have flaps!

Anyone in the UK or EU have any experence in ordering from them to share?