Before I bought these Dickies, I had purchased a pair of Black Pants from H&M. Although the H&M pants were about the same price, the quality in the Dickies is much better. The H&M pants were very thin and were not very sturdy. The H&M pants ripped after a while and progressively got worse. I wanted pants that are sturdy, durable, comfortable and affordable because I use a bicycle as a mode of transportation. These Dickies pants fulfills all my requirements!! I highly recommend these!