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Dickies Just Modernized One of Its Most Iconic Workwear Styles

With a sleek silhouette and stretch in all the right places, the new Dickies’ 874 Pro is the work pant for the next generation of workers.

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In the world of work wear, the Dickies 874 pant is an instantly recognizable icon. It’s one of those styles that’s remained largely unchanged for generations, winning favor with everyone from service industry workers to skaters.

Now, though, Dickies has evolved the classic style with a modern fit and materials designed for increased mobility to meet the needs of today’s worker. Here’s everything you need to know about the Dickies 874 Pro Work Pants.

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Tailored for the modern worker

On first glance, you’d be forgiven for mistaking the 874 Pro for its classic predecessor. That’s by design — the revamped pants retain the classic workwear look Dickies is known for with updated fit, materials, and features designed for increased softness and mobility.

The 874 Pro has longer belt loops compared to the original 874’s wide tunnel loops, a button instead of a hook closure, and the addition of a side zippered pocket.

The Pro Series pant maintains a regular fit but with a more tapered leg style for a sleek, contemporary silhouette. A flex waistband adds ease of mobility, while quick-drying fabrics keep you feeling fresh and comfortable through your day. Additionally, Dickies has upgraded its materials to offer a lasting look with stain release and fade resistance.

Lots of additional styles to choose from

The 874 Work Pant may be the most iconic style in this release, but it’s not the only silhouette to receive an overhaul.

The Dickies Pro Series also includes a double-knee work pant, a work short, and a cargo short, each of which benefits from the modernizations mentioned above like improved fit, added mobility, and refined feature sets.

An iconic style made modern

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, as a product-development philosophy, seems to be fading into obscurity in a world increasingly obsessed with newness. Dickies, perhaps more than most brands, has managed to buck that trend, focusing its efforts instead on incremental updates that make genuine improvements to its already great products.

The Pro Series is just the latest example of the brand’s commitment to continued evolution. Pleasing both the old guard and a new generation is no easy task, but we think Dickies may have achieved just that with this release full of hard-wearing, timeless staples.