carhartt slim-fit layton

there are some lovely zoomable pictures on the carhartt website that i can't seem to screenshot without issue. i don't have any of my own pictures of these jeans and they now reside in the trunk of my car, cut off mid-thigh into emergency shorts. again, bought for full price, in store, many regrets for $55. 6/10 item description:

jeans are a tough purchase in any style, and i bought these under some duress, having just burst out of my dovetail jeans in the cold, cold spring. the carhartts fit appropriately for about 5 minutes. mid-rise, yes, fitted hip, higher contoured back, yea yea. sure. until you bend, or sit, or move. then they bag out everywhere like the dreaded 90's mom-jeans style. front pooch, lumpy thigh, saggy ass, these pants even somehow stretched in length. nothing quite like starting out the work day looking moderately put together, and 3 hours later looking like you dressed in the dark in someone else's clothes

i also recall the pants [regular inseam] being vastly too long, with a twisty leg; again with the poorly cut pattern placement issue. but unlike several pairs of pants i now own, these pants have an actual functional hammer loop. though, once loaded with such useful tools as a hammer, tape measure, and pencil, the laytons will sure make a break for the floor, as gravity is a cruel, cruel mistress.

are they comfortable? like a potato sack. do they function as ~~pants~~ shorts? they cover my bum and hold things in the pockets, so yep. do they fit and are they flattering? definitely not. but $55 shorts with a hammer loop? priceless, as they say.

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