Pro Tool Reviews: For many years, Timberland has been known for their quality, rugged footwear line. Now they are introducing Timberland Pro Workwear products. They developed a range of clothing that includes base and midlayers, performance t-shirts and work shirts, work pants, outerwear, and accessories.
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In regards to a new product like this, I always make sure to do thorough research before making my purchase. Overall, the products listed seemed well suited to the life of someone who does quite a bit of physical labor. And Timberland has an amazing reputation that is well worth the price tag. After a brief analysis of the sizes listed in the article most of the clothes were measured to fit larger sizes. The pants, for example, have a large waist and length measurement. Additionally, I did some outside research on amazon, and all of these clothes are being marketed in a very specific department, using very specific vocabulary in the title of every product. In my brief review of Timberlands new line of clothes, I found the overall product quality very pleasing, and the line to be aesthetically well made. But there were some aspects of my research that left me puzzled. So my question for Timberland is WHERE IS THE WOMEN’S LINE?!?!?!?! IT IS 2015 RIGHT???? DO WE STILL THINK WOMEN DON’T EXIST???? DOES TIMBERLAND KNOW THAT WOMEN CAN’T ALWAYS FIT INTO MEN’S SIZES??? HAS ANYONE AT TIMBERLAND EVER SEEN A WOMAN BEFORE????? JUDGING BY THEIR CLOTHES I GUESS NOT.
Goodness gracious. Sexist marketing at its very finest. TIMBERLAND, EVERYONE, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!! Now don't get me wrong-- I love Timberland and I believe that their products are extremely durable and dependable. I currently own a pair of black Timberlands that I absolutely adore. However, the issue was that I had to shop in the Boy's department of a shoe store in order to find them because surprise, surprise-- they didn't carry them in Women's!!! It's not wrong to say that there are statistically more men than women in construction/industrial type situations that would be inclined to purchase from a brand like Timberland, but I think that this is still a little ridiculous. I'm looking at the photograph attached to this article and it's a photograph of this brazen, tough-working, strong-looking grown man who is shredding away with a power tool. Great.
I love work wear. Carhartt makes up 50% of my entire wardrobe and I love it. Work wear is great because it is built to hold up even with the high demand you put your clothes through. To me pants are the most important. They get the most ware and tear because of the dynamic movement in your legs, being on your knees and rubbing up against tables and such. I have very few complaints about Carhartt so Timberland has a lot to live up to. Their pants need to be better than Carhartt because that is probably their biggest competitor. Also Timberland has a reputation of making great work boots but they are also known as a fashion brand which could hurt their sales to workers. I know a lot of guys who see Timberland as a fashion brand and wouldn’t buy work wear from them. Now I love my Timberland Pro boots and understand the differentiation between Timberland and Timberland Pro and I really trust the quality of Timberland Pro and hopefully I can try out some of their work wear.
I’m with Michelle on this one.
It is cool to see timberland doing this, because what you work in really is important. Even if you take away the professional aspect of it, when I’m on call I feel like I can never have enough pockets. However, it is still sad to see this so gender exclusive. I’m not asking for a whole new women’s line with pink cross stitching and detailing. But just including some women’s sizes in some of these would make all the difference. Like Michelle, I had to get my timberland boots in a boys size and other than being annoying it doesn’t make much sense. No women may be as present in fields that require this kind of footwear, but is a 7 year old boy more likely to need construction grade footwear than a grown woman? I think not. SO now if I want these I’ll have to get a medium and belt it (you know, cause hips), and continue to give in. Which sucks.
Where are the women's work clothes? Does Timberland not realize that men's cut jackets and pants don't always fit women? Boobs are a thing. Men's shirts/jackets don't always fit. And the smallest pants size they carry is a 30? Heck, there are boys in this program who wouldn't fit in those. I really just wish that Timberland (and other work clothes/shoes/tool companies) realized that women work in these industries too. Like Michelle and Jasmine, I had a very hard time finding work boots. Eventually I just settled on wearing hiking boots because they actually fit me. Also, work gloves are hard to find. I have a hard time finding good gloves that my hands aren't swimming in. My current pair (which I've been using for years) was specially designed for women, but they're a specialty item only sold in October (to support funding for breast cancer). I can make do for now, it would just be nice to see the clothing industry become a tad less sexist. Everyone should be able to have reinforced knees, strong belt-loops, and extra pockets. That being said, when/if Timberland comes out with a women's line, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they ditched those features.
This is a constant problem that I face whenever I need to get clothes. Men's sizing is not always friendly to those who do not have male bodies and I'm faced with the choice between getting something that is either too tight in certain areas or something that is clearly a size too big for me that makes me look like a 12 year-old wearing his older brother's hand-me-downs. I was shopping with my father in Cabela's on my way back to NJ on Friday for a new winter coat, and the smallest size they had in men's coats was a medium, creating the "12-year-old boy" effect. When we went for the boy's XL, the shoulders were way too tight, because boys XL sizes are actually made for 12 year-old boys. Looking at these sizes in the Timberland work line, they look like they run extremely big-the chest size for the medium Windproof Jacket is 48" and for context, my chest size is 34". Please Timberland, some XS sizes. Help a guy out here.
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