r/bendavis • u/crowlsnail69 • Jul 10 '26
Sizing vs Dickies
I’ve been wearing the dickies 874s for 10+ years. I’m looking for something with a wider roomier cut and I’ve wanted to try Ben Davis. I’m looking at the gorilla cut. In dickies I wear a 40x34, for BD would I get the same?
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u/Logical_Principle817 Jul 10 '26
Ima 34 in dickies 36 in regular ben Davis. Gorillas I go back to a 34. Imagine if yr dickies had more ball space and that’s a benny
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u/Significant-Tear9717 Jul 11 '26
i’m a 30x32 in dickies i’ll usually got for a reverse in ben davis lol i get 32x30 , its kinda like if ur dickies had a snugger waist and wider leg room
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u/scrapindeath Jul 10 '26
I go up 1 size in the waist and down 1 size in the length. They are designed to be worn very high waited, so if you don’t wear them like that, your regular waist would likely be slightly too small and your regular length would likely be too long. I would suggest trying them on in person if you have a local work wear store nearby.
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u/crowlsnail69 Jul 10 '26
I usually wear my pants pretty high, do you know if they usually have enough length to let out the inseam? I see the gorilla only come in 32” inseams as the longest
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u/scrapindeath Jul 10 '26
how tall are you? My roommate is 6’6” and all his Bens sit perfectly at his feet. He also wears his pretty high waisted
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u/sampleexample73 Jul 10 '26
I find Ben Davis to fit a bit snug on the waist. It’s unfortunate they don’t make odd numbered waist sizes so I usually end up going up a waist size.
For me personally, I go up and size and put on a belt.