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bendyas · Joined: 16 May 2007

Hi,

Where can i buy decent linen or cotton trousers. Uk size 34/36.

Cheers.

huck · Joined: 19 Jan 2003

Banana Republic in Apgujeong...

It'll cost you around a 100,000won +, though..

victorology · Joined: 10 Sep 2007

bendyas · Joined: 16 May 2007

Cannot you not buy a cheap pair from somewhere ala Thailand?

100,000 for a pair of trousers is what i would pay back home if they were delightful, i only want some casual efforts!!

Scaggs · Joined: 19 Sep 2006

huck · Joined: 19 Jan 2003

..for linen trousers...

Cotton is probably a lot more common..

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

LL Bean has wrinkle resistant khakis for around $30 and ship to K, no problem. I just ordered some, took about 2-3 weeks to arrive. Ordered from their website. very well established company.

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Brady · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Location: Bucheon

i · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Location: Seoul

I got some cotton "Docker-types" at Homeplus for 15,000 a pair yesterday (on sale, usually 19000 I think). I think sizes up to 38. They had some cotton/poly blends for 13,000 too (which I personally won't wear). Material is thinner than I'd like, but they'll do. Also some cotton casual dress shirts for 15,000 (white with stripes, some might consider dress, but thicker than those see-through Korean dress shirts), and cotton tees I'm using for undershirts. Tees are also thicker than the usual Korean paper-thin ones that tear at your pits. Everything was made in China, but all cotton. If you wear EX shirts, dig a bit and you'll find some size 110 for both tees and shirts.
Brand was Fri Sun Sat. I think that's Homeplus' custom brand.
I also got casual dress shorts the same quality as the pants for 5,000. Wearing them now, quite comfy. Actually, being thinner material, they are much cooler than my Dockers and Gap stuff.
But like most Korean pants, if you are not 6'6" tall, you'll have to go to a tailor to have the pants hemmed.
For those who might not know, go through the inside tags (like inside the side of the shirts, inside waist of pants) looking for 100% myun (in Hangul). That's cotton.
Buy them out, so they'll carry more size 110s (which a clerk assured me they didn't have, although I was holding 2 in my hand. Showed her, and she acted like I must have carried them in with tags in their clear plastic bags just to fool her).

i · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Location: Seoul

Someone bought up the last of the Xl (110) cotton dress/casual shirts at Jamsill. If this saves someone a trip this weekend.
Lots of slacks/ shorts and maybe tees left.
Maybe they'll get a bigger selection next order.
Got another pair of slacks and with me poor Korean, me thinks they will hem pants either for free or no charge. The woman didn't speak English, but that was the gist of what I understood. But it takes forever for me to get out there. I'd rather just get an ajuma around here to hem them for me when the wife's around to translate. With my Korean, I'd have me a pair of high-waters when they were done.
There's a fitting room there and she indicated I go there and show the length I need them to be. The other one who said they didn't sell 110 shirts the last trip wouldn't speak to me.
The lady who sells childrens clothes speaks fluent English. I think they need to make a little shuffle.