The Argali Clothing Project

[Brad@Argali]

Brad I'm a 33" waist; the 34" fits pretty well, but a 33" would fit better—not sure if I could have squeezed into a 32 or not?

There is some bagginess at the waist area w/ the 34 for me (this is w/ the Vesper, hasn't been cool enough to try the Torex yet).

That makes sense. Our sizing is true to fit, meaning a 34" waist is supposed to be exactly 34" in circumference. We have had a few testers outside of Rokslide that are in between sizes, and the common theme has been that the fit works with a belt or suspenders well. Not defending anything here, but all the big players also only offer even sizes. We will for sure offer odd sizing down the road!

The honest truth is I'm certainly trying as much as I can to offer the greatest variety of sizes possible, but every size/color option adds a significant amount of cost, and as we launch into clothing I'm doing everything I can to make it work for as many people as possible while trying to keep it manageable for our business.

We don't have private equity or corporate backers, so we're doing what we can and it's great to hear the feedback on sizing because it does shape where we go in the future and what we offer!

 

[Fins_N_Tines]

@Brad@Argali are you using spandex/lycra? And if so, what percent are you using in the pants? In my experience the magic number is under 10% spandex. Over 10% it seems to hold onto moisture. That 5% - 7% spandex seems like the sweet spot.

 

[Brad@Argali]

@Brad@Argali are you using spandex/lycra? And if so, what percent are you using in the pants? In my experience the magic number is under 10% spandex. Over 10% it seems to hold onto moisture. That 5% - 7% spandex seems like the sweet spot.

I agree with your take on elastane/spandex percentages as a general rule of thumb. The Vesper is 96% nylon/4% Elastane and the Torex is about 90/10 polyester/Elastane. I was concerned about the Torex elastane percentage when we started testing it, but we have not had any issues with it not recovering or bagging out. I wore the same pair of Torex pants for 13 days in AK this year and they were wet every day and dried out surprisingly fast. The other thing that comes into play is whether it is a nylon/elastane fabric since nylon absorbs water where polyester is naturally hydrophobic.

 

[Fins_N_Tines]

I agree with your take on elastane/spandex percentages as a general rule of thumb. The Vesper is 96% nylon/4% Elastane and the Torex is about 90/10 polyester/Elastane. I was concerned about the Torex elastane percentage when we started testing it, but we have not had any issues with it not recovering or bagging out. I wore the same pair of Torex pants for 13 days in AK this year and they were wet every day and dried out surprisingly fast. The other thing that comes into play is whether it is a nylon/elastane fabric since nylon absorbs water where polyester is naturally hydrophobic.

Thanks Brad. This is music to my ears. I love the 4% in the nylon light weight version. Yes, poly absorbs much less water.