ALL PANT LEGS ARE NOT THE SAME
During my glory days; the pant leg on my jeans were a huge bell that covered my entire foot and they dragged the ground. They were worn to perfection once the bottom edges started to fray from walking on them. Over the years these have went out of style, came back in for a while then faded out again.
I've been working with scrubs since 1990 and have watched the ever changing pant leg move through one fashion trend to another. Let's be honest, how many of you still have a pair of scrub pants with the knit cuff on the ankle? These hit the market when the parachute pants were in. Yikes! You either loved them or hated them, right?
Today the pant leg still continues to evolve. So let's take a look at the types of pant legs out there now and see if we can find the right style for you.
TAPERED LEG: Tapered means the leg is slimmer and more fitted to the leg at the ankle. ... Tapered leg refers to the width of the pants leg narrowing as it goes down to follow the shape of leg. For an example of a "tapered leg" see Landau style 8320 http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/classic-fit-tapered-leg-pant.html
FLARE LEG: Flare aka Bell Bottoms become wider from the knees down. Often these are slimmer through the thigh area. For an example of a "flare leg" see WonderWink style 502 http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/wonderwork-women-s-flare-leg-pant.html
STRAIGHT LEG: Straight leg scrub pants are most popular with the guys and normally they have the same circumference from the knee to the hem. To see an example of a straight leg pant go to Cherokee style 4000 http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/men-s-utility-draw-cord-pant.html
RELAXED FIT: Relaxed fit in a let usually means it has more room in the hip and thigh area. The pant can then have either a straight, tapered or flare leg from the knee down.
BOOT CUT: Boot cut pant are similar to straight but not entirely. They are fitted around the thighs and only slightly taper off at the knees, so as to accommodate a boot. It's not entirely straight like a straight-legged pant and it's not totally flared like a flared-legged pant. It's sort of in the middle between a straight and a flare. You can see an example of a boot cut pant with Maevn style 9202 http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/blossom-multi-pocket-utility-cargo-pant-180423.html
SKINNY LEG: Skinny pants are exactly what the name implies: they're skinny and tight. They have a snug fit from the waist all the way down to the hem. See Urbane style 9313 for an example. http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/ultimate-skinny-cargo-tapered-pant.html
ANKLE VENT: An ankle vent is a slit on the outside of the ankle and can be on a straight leg, boot cut or flare leg. See White Swan style 19202 as an example. http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/pants/bio-stretch-mega-pocket-cargo-pant.html
FORWARD LEG VENT: This is similar to the ankle vent, but it is facing forward over the foot and has a wider tulip like space. See Jockey style 2428. http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com/pants/jockeytm-2428-performance-rx-get-up-and-go-pant.html
So no matter what you like in a pant leg for your street clothes, chances are you can mirror that style in your work clothes. I hope this helps to guide you to "your style", but if you need more help, please reach out to our customer service team by live chat or phone during regular business hours; or email 24/7.
