Hello folks. Everlane is great for quality, materials, best you could hope for ethical/sustainability, etc, but they don't sell cargo pants. Anyone know a good option? I'm hoping for no synthetic materials but if they're really bifl I could go for it.

The obvious answer is Duluth but I hear they fit quite unfashionably, because they are work clothes and all. I'm hoping for everyday clothing.

Thanks for suggestions!

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BeckywiththeDDs t1_ja52dse wrote on February 26, 2023 at 10:14 PM

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Gramicci. They aren’t necessarily specializing in cargo but they are cotton and the pockets are spacious.

snoeblack t1_ja5ke4v wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:23 AM

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If you have a Duluth store nearby you could try stuff on. My gf and two of our best lady friends all have Duluth pants or overalls for regular wear/ fashion!

jtmarlinintern t1_ja5m7fe wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:37 AM

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patagonia is ethical and sustainable

JunahCg OP t1_ja5yrez wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:14 AM

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Replying to snoeblack (#2,040,070)

They're not in my area, but I would give it a shot if I'm ever around one of them

JunahCg OP t1_ja5yujc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:15 AM

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Replying to jtmarlinintern (#2,040,424)

Very impressed to see a "used" section on a name brand store!

pervavor t1_ja88pmn wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM

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I don't want to be a negative nancy here but Everlane is not the leader in ethical/sustainable clothing companies that it's marketing would leave you to believe. Anything that is near that amount of fast fashion and or ships overseas cannot be sustainable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/26/fashion/everlane-employees-ethical-clothing.html

edit for paraphrasing article: “Everlane puts a great deal of focus on ‘radical transparency’ and has made it a key selling point,” said Luke Smitham, a sustainability expert at Kumi Consulting in London. “But fundamentally, what they do is not any different from most mass-market fashion brands who do exactly the same, or more.”

“They do some good work, but I wouldn’t describe it as radical. The most radical thing about Everlane is the marketing.”

JunahCg OP t1_ja8ieae wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:08 PM

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Replying to pervavor (#2,060,093)

By all means be negative! I love the nitty gritty on this stuff. I was generalizing as it pertains to Everlane since I figured most people wouldn't be interested in the weeds of the matter. Sucks to hear they're perhaps worse than the other folks in the 'ethical fashion' space. But everyone under that banner is phony. There's a big degree of fluff to all these companies and I usually willfully ignore it since cheap shit made in China won't last any longer anyway. Anything made from "ocean plastic" is a scam too but... I mean if plastic is my only option sure, I'll use recycled plastic.

I really only have two tanks from Everlane and nothing else, but at a minimum I appreciate that they're cotton and seemingly high quality. Kinda hoping they won't just fall apart for the freakin cost.

Soft_Use229 t1_ja9ceen wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:18 PM

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5.11 is what u want

JunahCg OP t1_ja9nq14 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:28 PM

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Replying to Soft_Use229 (#2,070,758)

Oh! This is great, thank you!

Soft_Use229 t1_ja9t3c9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:02 PM

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Replying to JunahCg (#2,073,826)

Spring for the more expensive waist band, its worth it

JunahCg OP t1_jaa0rnn wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:54 PM

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Replying to Soft_Use229 (#2,075,394)

Tbh they have very few options not covered in Teflon, and I have no need for PFAS in my butt crack. Great for EMTs I'm sure, but not my scene. I'll just be getting the single pant made of cotton

Soft_Use229 t1_jaa1zus wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:03 PM

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Replying to JunahCg (#2,077,670)

Lol..u be u

Just remember, cotton is the single most pesticide heavy crop in the textile industry

JunahCg OP t1_jaa84gd wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:45 PM

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Replying to Soft_Use229 (#2,078,031)

Everything has its downsides; it uses tons of water as well. But it doesn't live in a landfill for eternity. If they had synthetics without the PFAS I'd probably go for that but I don't see any.