Help finding well-made pants for my 34" inseam

Boata

Hi,
New here, and learning a ton from you all. Thanks!
I need a few go-to brands to get longer, but not super-long pants, as my inseam falls between regular (which seem to assume a 31-ish" inseam) and tall (which seem to assume a 36-ish inseam) sizes.
I used to go to the gap for this, but lately I find their stock of long, not tall, pants is really slim-pickings, and their quality has diminished.
I'm looking for plain-jean alternatives, and am open to both cropped and full-length options.
Thanks for any leads you can give me!

12 years ago

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Day Vies

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NicoleD would be an excellent resource for you. I am not sure if you've seen her posts or if she's been MIA but she's tall and dresses fabulously. I love GAP khakis and old navy jeans but you're not so happy with them -- admittedly they aren't much beyond basic but I love the fact I can order them in 34 in inseams. I am not tall (I'm 5'5") I just have long legs and shorter lengths make me look like my pants shrunk.

12 years ago

Boata

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Thanks! Which gap khakis do you like? I'd sort of witten them off because I have one pair and it's got strange pocket placement (right at the hip so they get all flared I an u flattering way). Are they better now?
And I do like basic, I just don't like that gap denim now seems much thinner than it did about three years ago, and that they don't keep their long-length stock up very well. Every time I find a pair I could maybe rock. It's not available in my size.

12 years ago

dicey

Active Member

I am also a 34" inseam. Most of the time I get the longer lengths and have my tailor make them right (usually only about $11). My favorites are Express pants (35" inseam) although the longs are usually only available online, not in stores. Editors if you are curvy, columnist if you are not.

12 years ago

Missey

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I fall into the same category. American Eagle has a large selection of tall jeans in various fits and finishes. J Crew has a great selection of extended sizes in pants, I have found their talls to be quite long, but it is cheap to get them hemmed professionally, or easy to do yourself if you are so inclined. I have had luck with Gap tall pants recently, but they can be hit or miss sometimes.

12 years ago

Day Vies

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Boata - my favorite khakis are the gap perfect khaki. I have 5 pairs and I get them long because I bought my first pair in regular with a 32" inseam and I can only wear them with flats. I also wore the heck out of them because they came in this great mid-tone gray that looked good with all the bright colors I love to wear. I also love how they're cut. I have narrowish hips, an average butt, with generous thighs and they are really flattering on me because they are the same width from my hips to the floor. They also come in tall. I would love to have a pair in white. Here's a link and pictures of mine in stone, sand and navy.

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12 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I am also in that sometimes regular, sometimes tall range. I usually wear a 33" inseam, and one of my go-tos is Eddie Bauer, whose regular lengths are usually 33". Dunno if that would work for you or if you need a titch more length. They have several different cuts/fits of jeans and pants both. Gap and BR both sometimes work for me, especially with flats - and in basic pants sometimes you can unpick the hem and replace it with a super-short one to get all the length possible. Same with AT/Loft.

12 years ago

Boata

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Thanks, everyone!
Great suggestions! Good to have a ball park figure for hemming costs, too.
@ day vies: thanks for the pics! Those really do look better than I gave them credit for before!

12 years ago

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