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  • Looking for the Perfect Work/Chore/Casual Pants

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    My pants requirements are simple: 100% cotton, blue or grey, can handle actual work, can also be worn somewhere my wife wants me to look slightly dressed up. This combination is apparently impossible to buy. For everyday wear I default to 100% cotton chinos in blue or grey. Banana Republic and Gap both have a…

  • My Search for the Perfect Chore Coat

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    I bought my first Carhartt C01 at Dave’s on 6th Avenue when I moved to NYC in the mid-90s. It hung in my closet, unworn, for years. Then we started building a house, and the coat earned its keep — wood-chopping, pricker-bush wading, firewood gathering, every chilly outdoor task I could throw at it. By…