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Ben Davis vs Dickies
Dickies for the 874 work pant and a wider range of shapes; Ben Davis for heavyweight work pants and half-zip shirts with the gorilla patch.
Two American workwear labels that crossed into skate and streetwear. Dickies, from Fort Worth, is built around the 874 work pant. Ben Davis, from San Francisco, makes heavyweight work pants and half-zip work shirts, adopted by West Coast skate, Chicano and hip-hop scenes.
Menswear · US prices · Checked Nov 11, 2026
Choose it if
- You want heavyweight work pants with the gorilla patch.
- You want a half-zip work shirt.
- You like hickory-stripe pieces.
Choose it if
- You want the 874, or a slimmer 873.
- You want Eisenhower or duck canvas jackets.
- You want the most widely stocked option.
What's the difference?
Which should you buy?
For work pants: Dickies if you want the 874, a poly-cotton twill work pant, or the slimmer 873. Ben Davis if you want its heavyweight work pant and the gorilla logo patch.
For shirts: Ben Davis for its signature half-zip work shirt. Dickies for work shirts like the garment-dyed 247.
For jackets: Dickies for the Eisenhower and duck canvas jackets. Ben Davis for rugged work jackets in the same spirit.
How do they fit?
Ben Davis
Sizing. Consider sizing down, especially on pants, as the cut runs roomy and boxy.
Cut. Relaxed, roomy workwear cut.
Dickies
Sizing. Most people size down one (or take a smaller waist than their jeans size) unless they specifically want the classic baggy workwear look.
Cut. Relaxed and boxy, cut with workwear ease rather than a tailored line.
Sizing says whether to size up or down. Cut describes the intended shape. A deliberately roomy cut doesn’t mean the sizing runs large.
Neither quite right?
Questions people ask
Are Ben Davis pants like Dickies?
They're close relatives: both are American work pants that skate and streetwear adopted. Dickies is best known for the 874 in poly-cotton twill; Ben Davis for heavyweight work pants with the gorilla patch.
Which is cheaper, Ben Davis or Dickies?
They're in the same lower-mid price tier in Disco's directory, so it comes down to the piece rather than the brand.
Do Ben Davis and Dickies fit the same?
Broadly, yes: both read runs large. Relaxed and boxy, cut with workwear ease rather than a tailored line.
Which has more on sale right now?
Disco is tracking 0 discounted Ben Davis pieces and 39 from Dickies, checked Nov 11, 2026.
Background: origin and founding
Ben Davis. From San Francisco, United States, founded 1935.
Dickies. From Fort Worth, United States, founded 1922, acquired.
Prices come from live US listings at the retailers Disco tracks, checked Nov 11, 2026. Fit notes come from published size charts and aggregated reviews, not our own try-ons. How we compare brands →