Cotton cargo trousers

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I have a new job (yay!) that involves some site work. Clothes are not provided but natural fibre “hard wearing work trousers” are recommended for occasional site work.

Anyone seen anything suitable in a woman’s cut is mid-high waist and smaller waist than hip to prevent ‘builders’ bum’?

Jeans sadly not permitted.

Try Uniqlo. Sure they will have something that fits your spec!

Thanks but sadly no, nothing on uniqlo. I’m thinking of cargo pants or combat trousers (but 100% cotton and women’s cut). Uniqlo seem good for smarter more office-y trousers or joggers.

Have you tried walking trousers from eg Go Outdoors?

Will look on Go Outdoors, thanks. All the walking trousers in Millets are poly-cotton which is no good.

So frustrating - I’ve found loads of pure cotton combat type trousers for men but I know if I go for those in order to fit my hips/arse I’ll have to belt in loads of fabric at the waist and they’ll be too low slung :(

Why do they have to be cotton?

Apparently they have to be “natural fibre” in case of sparks/fire/burns. Man made fibres melt.

The only other woman on the team just wears men’s trousers - but then she doesn’t have a ginormous arse!

Ah I see. You would think there would be somewhere that supplies to workplaces?

Bar you could buy from direct

Yeah, that’s what I thought, but I’m drawing a blank. They’re all poly-cotton too.

I think i may have to order a shed load of men’s and keep the least worst - at least there’s lots of choice!! (Cotton traders, lands end, h and m, marks....)

If you can find them (try Go Outdoors as that's where I got mine) Kuhl Clothing climbing trousers are awesomely comfortable and not all blue denim.

Surely if they say you have to have a specific type of fabric for health and safety then they need to provide it as a form of uniform? Like PPE...

I also have to occasionally go on sites for my job and I got given a catalogue to order PPE form and work paid for it all!