These pants retail for $128, and I don’t think they are worth that price. I purchased the “Obsidian” color, which I expected to be grey (as it looks in the Lululemon website photos), but it turned out to be a blue-grey, leaning towards the blue side. It is disappointing that Lululemon decided to add these here, as with four-way stretch, they shouldn’t be needed. The final straw to keep these pants from blending in is the seam across the back of the knee, these typically are added to very technical pants to keep the pants from binding when you bend your knee. While the sheen isn’t noticeable in normal indoor light, it really shows in the sun or harsh lighting. The sheen and noise, however, do give these away. With no-to-minimal break, you wouldn’t ID these as technical fabric, but the drape seems like it could be off if you prefer more break. The fit works well for me and the style is classic five-pocket. I have the Classic variation, and I’d say it fits straight with room in the seat and thighs, all while not being baggy. These pants come in both a “Classic” and “Slim” cut. The performance features are rounded out by a crotch gusset, a nicely done hidden zipper in the right back pocket, and reflective tape inside the outside seams that is visible when the pant leg is rolled up, for bicycle commuters. Feels smooth & falls softly away from the body: not sure this is a positive, but true.Wrinkle resistant: yep, no wrinkles, ready to wear right from the washer.Breathable: in the summer heat and humidity, I didn’t find these very comfortable, so I’d challenge this feature.Not the stretchiest I’ve tried, but very comfortable. Four-way stretch: yep, these are stretchy.Quick-drying: these dry about as expected for heavier polyester pants.I’m guessing some of this comes because there is no elastane to stretch/wear out. Shape retention: seems to be there, haven’t had any bagging out between washes, remains to be seen how this holds up long term.Quite a few claims are made about these pants, so I’ll go through each:
While walking, these pants do make noise, and especially in bright light, they have a sheen that gives them away as technical - no mistaking these for your standard chinos. It is heavier than I’d have expected and is smooth and has minimal texture. These pants are made with Lululemon’s four-way stretch Warpstreme fabric, which is 100% polyester. Specifically, I tried the ABC Pant Classic Warpstreme. A long ways back I tried on some in a store and was not super impressed, but decided to finally give them a try with their new “Warpstreme” fabric. And it appears they’re starting to.Lululemon has had their ABC line of mens’ pants around for a while, and they are widely talked about on the travel/one bag Reddit community. Was just waiting on the 30″ to finally come in. Not a classic fit kinda guy? Their slim fit pants are fully stocked up and ready for summer.Īlso know, for the taller & shorter among us, you guys should be set. Had my eye on a pair of 32×30 classic fit commissions in navy, and those just sold out. And it appears, at post time, these are moving pretty fast. Fingers crossed for even more waist sizes to get stocked up. Waist sizes are a bit all over the place depending on what color you’re after, but there’s finally a “there” there. They’re the best athletic/tech/breathable/stretch/wicking fabric pants in the business, and it appears that Lululemon is finally restocking their classic fit (but not billowy) Commission Pants and 5-pocket ABC pants in the peak of the bell curve 30″ inseam.
Fingers (and toes) crossed that this is just the start of 30″ classics getting restocked for summer. Sizes are now majorly scattered if not totally sold out. UPDATE: Yeah… these have moved super quick.
Lululemon: Classic Fit ABC and CommissionPants restock(ish) in 30″ inseam – $128