Adult in Training

Dear Dickies,

I recently purchased one of your jackets-disguised-as-a-flannel-shirt.  I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by how warm it is!  I bought it because my regular winter jacket was continually getting quite dirty while I was at work, so I decided I needed a cheap jacket I wouldn’t mind ruining.  For a mere $20, I feel I have already gotten more than my money’s worth in the last week.

I will say this though: have you perhaps considered branching out into women’s wear?  I say this only because, while I am impressed with the quality of your product, I would enjoy it even more if I didn’t look like a butch lesbian whenever I wore it.  The jacket is a men’s medium (I couldn’t find a small anywhere) and I fairly swim in it.  A more flattering cut would go a long way. 

Also, I bought a pair of your work pants earlier in the year, since Dickies and work wear are practically synonymous.  I love all the pockets, hate the cut of the pants.  For someone with hips, they are not very flattering.  Despite the fact that I bought pants with a 34″ waist (which I know for a fact should hang dangerously low on my hips) I always seem to look like a muffin-top in these pants.  Unless I pull them up high enough to qualify for Mom Jeans.  Neither look is one that I am particularly fond of.

I’m not sure how many women you employ, given that your product is geared exclusively to men, but I’m sure that if you asked any woman, regardless of where they worked, they would tell you that no woman wants to feel like a butch lesbian with a muffin-top or Mom Jeans.  And I have to tell you, I don’t think I am the only woman in a male-dominated work field who would appreciate it if you came out with a women’s line.  I realize that your brand name doesn’t necessarily lend itself easily to women’s wear, but honestly I don’t think it matters.

Sincerely,

A Pleasantly Surprised Customer