Both, I moved and they closed. I got to visit the location further down Chestnut before they closed, but they had downsized a lot by then.

Yes, that’s it exactly. “Break” in this context means a disruption in the smooth pant leg. Breaking once means that you’ve got one crease or fold in an otherwise smooth pant leg.

I Goldberg back when it was at 17th and Chestnut. I got some great vintage French combat boots there, and they had a lot more stuff that I liked and couldn’t afford at the time.

It can be hard to see, but the illustration for that part is correct.

If your pants don’t reach your shoes and just hang flat, then your pants are too short. It’s obvious if they pants don’t reach your shoes, but can be harder to recognize if they just brush your shoes without resting.

If your pants bunch up around your ankles with lots of folds and extra fabric, then your pants are too long. Have you ever caught your heel on your pantleg while walking? That’s too long.

Breaking once is the goldilocks zone between those. The pants reach your shoes and rest on top of them, but they don’t bunch up. Think having one small fold in your pants, just enough so the pants aren’t totally smooth when you’re standing.

Do you have any surplus sites you like? Back when I lived in Philadelphia there was a nice shop that had a lot of vintage and international surplus.

Seems like a nice starter guide.

Couple suggestions that might help: In the fit section it might be worthwhile to mention something about getting your measurements and reading the fit guide available on the manufacturer’s website. Similarly, it could help some folks to mention that clothes from different manufacturer’s will fit a little different. That might be too basic, but it took me awhile to figure it out and I have had a much better experience with clothes since then.

Also, I hadn’t heard of Colorful Standard before and they seem right up my alley for casual clothes. Thanks for that.