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Browse all Everlane chinos →The Balloon Chino | Soft Brown
The verdict
Fit
The balloon silhouette creates a roomy, gathered upper leg with tapering at the ankle. Soft Brown suggests a neutral tone; sizing likely runs true to Everlane's women's standard.
Quality
Cotton chino at this price is functional but not premium. Seams are clean; durability is adequate for casual wear, though extended wear will show pilling or fading sooner than higher-priced options.
Is the price fair?
At $38, this is budget-friendly for a fashion-forward silhouette. The balloon cut adds interest without the price tag of premium basics.
Best for
Style-conscious women wanting an on-trend relaxed silhouette who don't mind limiting versatility in exchange for contemporary proportion and low price.
Care
Machine wash cold and lay flat to dry; the balloon construction may distort with aggressive heat or tumbling.
Fit check: Everlane
Varies by lineEverlane has no single direction: the slim tees and shirts run trim and a touch short, the deliberately relaxed pieces (sweaters, wide pants, jackets) run large, and denim sits true to size.
Men's reviewers report the tees and shirts cut slim and short — "their fits are generally slimmer" — and advise moving up a size if between sizes. Women's owners report the opposite on the relaxed styles: one long-term reviewer says "Everlane does typically run a little large, for the most part," sizing down in cashmere sweaters, trousers, and jackets, and calling some wide-leg pants extremely large. Denim and chinos are the stable middle — reviewers take their usual size. The consistent thread is that fit tracks the cut of each line, not the label, so owners lean on Everlane's per-garment measurements.
Sizing advice: Order your usual size in jeans and chinos, size up in the slim tees and fitted shirts if between sizes, and size down in the boxy sweaters, relaxed pants, and jackets unless you want the full oversized look.
Per owner & reviewer reports: Everlane Review for Men: I Tried Their Most Popular Style… · An updated Everlane review (Mademoiselle) · Everlane Reviews + Sizing Guide (An Indigo Day)
What owners report about Everlane chinos
Reviewers center on the Performance Chino and report it reads like a regular cotton chino while adding modest stretch — the fabric is described as smooth, light, and breathable, but tension shows up quickly when the stretch is pushed. Testers logged no durability problems during their review periods. The recurring knock is that the pants wrinkle more readily than other technical chinos and aren't suited to genuinely athletic use like golf or cycling.
- Strengths
- Owners like that the stretch and quick-dry fabric hide inside what still looks and feels like an ordinary chino.
- Watch out for
- Reviewers flag weaker wrinkle resistance than other technical pants and stretch that runs out fast during active movement.
- Sizing
- Reviewers describe the slim cut as slim without being tight and the regular cut as relaxed with extra room, so the fit reads truer and roomier than the labels suggest.
About Everlane's chinos line as a whole. Sources: Everlane Performance Chino Review (WeTried.it) · Everlane Performance Chino Review: Most Affordable Tech Pants? (Alex Kwa)
