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Linden Flat-Front Chino Short
About Target — Goodfellow & Co.’s shorts: Target's in-house menswear line; the Linden flat-front chino short is the everyday mall-budget benchmark, sold in 7", 9", and 11" inseams and a wide color range.
Is the price honest?
Fair at about $22 because that's what it is — a disposable, no-logo basic where you're paying for cotton and a flat front, not durability. The price is honest about the trade: thin cloth, inconsistent sizing, and a short lifespan are the cost of the low number, not a rip-off. Buy on sale, expect to replace it.
Our take
The Goodfellow Linden is the default budget chino short — cotton with a little stretch, a flat front, and an offering that covers most inseams and a broad color palette. Owners say it does the job for the money: comfortable enough, decent stretch, and cheap enough to buy three colors at once. The honest knocks are consistent across reviews: the fabric is thin and a little wrinkly, colors fade and the cloth softens (sometimes pills slightly at the seat and inner thigh) after a season of washing, and sizing runs inconsistent batch to batch, so the same labeled waist can fit differently across colorways. Construction is basic — adequate stitching, lightweight pocketing — and this is a one-to-two-summer short, not a keeper.
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- Material
- Lightweight cotton poplin with a touch of added spandex for give; thin-ish and prone to wrinkling.
- Fit
- Flat-front straight-ish cut with a mid rise, available in 7"/9"/11" inseams; runs true-ish but sizing is inconsistent between colors and batches.
- Quality
- Basic budget construction — fine out of the box, but colors fade and the cloth softens and can pill at the seat after a season.
- Best for
- Everyday warm-weather wear, yard work, and anyone who wants a cheap stock of multiple colors without caring if they last.
- Care
- Cold wash and tumble low or hang to slow fading and keep the thin cloth from wearing out; expect some wrinkling.
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