-L.A.S
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Duck Hunt
Would you like some duck pants to go with your duck boots? If you answered "yes" to this question please continue reading. L.L. Bean is getting new F/W 2010 arrivals on the daily and some fantastic embroidered corduroy trousers just popped up. These olive 100% cotton cords stand out thanks to their mallard embroidery and are your F/W answer to the plethora of critter gear available for warmer seasons. These are easily some of the coolest pants I have seen recently, but take a certain type of guy to pull off. Despite the slightly overstated nature of critter gear in general, there is something classic about embroidered pants. If your cold weather kits are understated to begin with (solid OCBD's, peacoat, Bean boots) it never hurts to have one great statement item for those days when you're feeling it - can't say for sure what "it" is, but you know it when you wake up in the morning. My only issue here is Bean's Classic Fit. Yeah, it's "trim" by their standards, but that usually shapes up to around a 9" leg opening, which can feel pretty massive. It's just right for some and pretty far off the mark for others. I'm gonna grab them unfinished and hit my tailor for a quick taper and 2" cuff. Of course, L.L. Bean will cuff them free of charge, but keep in mind they do a 1". Hold up, I gotta go get my Zapper.
-L.A.S
-L.A.S
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I just came across these the other day, and ordered them straight away. Funny enough I too plan to have them tapered a bit and am still debating a cuff.
ReplyDeleteyou're making me wish I bought the flannel lined lodge chino last year from Rugby, the one with the ducks but also a hunter with a shotgun and his hound. http://tinyurl.com/37pb5xb
ReplyDelete@David M. - Great link, haha That's just awesome.
ReplyDeleteThese pants are pretty clean especially if you wear them with the Duck Boots. The questions is how do you know if you're that certain guy that can pull them off? Do you just put em on and not give a shit? Or do you have to have the right kit to wear them with? Anyways I'd definitely tailor these guys with a taper but I want to know if cord trousers should be tapered the same as chinos. I usually go with a 7.5 inch leg opening.
And lastly, since you've spoken of cold weather kits, I think it would be cool if you put some together for us to look at.
The embroidery may be ducks, but from a distance those pants scream "Damn Pigeons!"
ReplyDeleteHow does the waist on LL Bean pants run? Can I downsize and have the waist taken out?
ReplyDelete@Michael and Anon
ReplyDeleteDon't bother asking LAS questions. He will only reply to you if you are a blogger with a large fanbase.
Very disappointed.... I read duck hunt, and I immediately thought ...Nash Buckingham, The Mississippi Delta, Flooded rice fields and road trips to Doe's in Greenville... but alas, just more in the way of "parlor games"...Nice trousers sho' nuff.... but very little to do with duck hunting ...
ReplyDeleteAnon @4:10- When it comes to critter gear it is all about putting them on and not giving a shit. I'm not really into the whole kit composite thing, but maybe I'll come up with some cool shit for you guys to check out.
ReplyDeleteMichael- The wait runs true to size from my experience.
Anon- All I do is answer around 30 questions a day on my Tumblr and countless emails. Worry about yourself dude.
7 Days of Big Boi: Day 2
ReplyDeleteIt is I, the B-I-G, the B-O-I
Me oh my, ears to the street and eyes to the sky
Kept my sights on the prize, wide open, door wide
like the thighs of a hooker spread, told the girl bye
I got bigger fish to fry, niggaz wish I would retire
Cause of the pressure I apply every time I bust a rhyme
None of the rest of ya are tryin, watch me stimulate the minds of the masses
while you niggaz kickin it like jackasses
And who you votin for, Republican or Democratic?
Don't say it doesn't matter cause that's how they stole the last one
Assassin's bullet might be waitin for Obama
Do you think they'll have a brother before Billy's baby mama?
C'mon!
[Chorus: scratches by DJ Cutmaster Swiff]
"Look at the way you look at me" - "Da-Daddy Fat Sax"
"In my Cadillac, six woofers and fo' amps"
"Look at the way you look at me" - "Da-Daddy Fat Sax"
"In my Cadillac, six woofers and fo' amps"
"Look at the way you look at me" - "Daddy Fat-Fat Sax"
"In my Cadillac, six woofers and fo' amps"
"Look at the way you look at me" - "Da-Da-Daddy Fat Sax"
"In my Cadillac, six woofers and fo' amps"
[Big Boi]
My daddy told me it was mine for the takin
A true gift from God, the stars aligned when they made me
Him and Rena's baby, their first born son
I'm Antwan Andr Patton, the only one
Bloodline of a champion with heart of the lion
I'm defyin all the laws like a caterpillar flyin
Way before my time and reside in the Dirty Dirty
where they still hangin nooses like we in the early '30s
Goddamn, you know who I am? {"Da-Daddy Fat Sax"}
Royal fam of Atlanta, Dungeon bitch you understand? (boy!)
This ain't what you want, let's be clear from the bungie
I write knockout songs, you spit punchlines for money
[Chorus]
[Big Boi]
With my ears to the streets and my eyes to the sky
I'm on another planet my nigga and you just fly
(Why?) Cause I'm {"Da-Da-Daddy Fat Sax"}
Take that motherfucker, take that!
With my ears to the streets and my eyes to the sky
I'm on another planet my nigga and you just fly
(Why? Cause he's Daddy Fat Sax)
Ridin off in the Cadillac like that nigga
[Chorus]
[Big Boi]
Yea {"Da-Da-Daddy Fat Sax"}
What his name is? {"Da-Da-Daddy Fat Sax"}
What ya talkin 'bout? {"Da-Da-Daddy Fat Sax"}
Boy stop!
Lawrence - You need to start saving for your retirement, buddy. This "copping" shit every week is really destroying your personal and professional life. I only say this because I'm concerned, so don't take it the wrong way.
ReplyDeleteGood lord I'm glad Fall is here. Great pants, L.A.S.
ReplyDeleteIt'd be so adorable if a guy was wearing these pants next to a girl in the matching cord embroidered skirt.
ReplyDelete@Wrecked Stellar
ReplyDeleteNooooo it would not, my friend.
These pants would like retarded with a 2" cuff. You follow MB's advice too closely, man.
ReplyDeletelook*
ReplyDeleteThis is insane. These pants are hideous in every way possible. I guess gear like this passes in a shitty office building in New Jersey.
ReplyDeleteAnon @11:52- I prefer a 2" cuff on most of my non-denim pants regardless of anything MB may or may not have recommended.
ReplyDeleteAnon @12:30- These are not appropriate for the office no matter where you work. Unless you work in the woods of course.
This is a joke...right?
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