Brands like carhartt, Duluth, etc. make durable workwear, but a lot of people want clothes with the aesthetic of workwear, but in stretchy, soft fabric and slimmer fits, and those brands will accommodate that.

Duluth firehose pants, for example, are really durable. DuluthFlex firehose pants, though, look the same, but include 3% spandex. That means that the heavy duty cotton canvas is actually just held together by spandex, which wears out easily.

Whatever brand you get, just make sure they are 100% cotton, or maybe cotton/nylon blend. Something like wrangler 13mwz might fit the bill for you.

These pants don’t have to be pricy, either. If you are shopping somewhere like rural king, tractor supply, etc, you can find pants like that for $20.

My favorite brands are Oni and Pure Blue Japan but they are likely above the desired price point.

I view Levi with elastene/stretch as fast fashion and am against the impact of pre-faded and washed jeans have on the environment and laborers in those factories. I prefer to go with unwashed/un-faded pure cotton.

Regardless, you can always go for something cheaper - I’m not forcing you to do anything, just presenting options that have worked for me.

Or the easy guy/strong guy fit from naked and famous

https://nakedandfamousdenimnyc.com/collections/strong-guy

I understand that these are more expensive than something you’d get at target but they do last and the fades from working in them will be neat.

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