Black with the yellow piping!!! With the matching black & yellow Chams de Baron muscle shirt!! (Chams de Baron only mad the black with electric blue).

Damn....can't believe someone else remembers Sweet Orrs....I had just about every color combo...They were my favorite lol

I still have there chinos, don't wear them, but keep them for the happy time I had in them... great pants, great company, what ever happened?

Loved these! I wish I could still get them. Super comfy.

Where can I get those Sweet-orr pants from the 80's????

Sweet Orr were popular in my hometown of Newburgh New York, my wifes from Long Island and never heard of em, I figured it was because they were made in Newburgh, used to buy em at Alfis, put a handle comb in the back pocket and you were in man along with Nike sneakers

I've had the same experience as Bobby B. I grew up in New Paltz, not far from Newburgh, and Sweet Orrs were totally the thing. When I've mentioned them to friends my age who grew up elsewhere, I've often gotten weird looks and responses such as, "What's a Sweet Ore?" Mentioned Sweet Orrs today to a co-worker who grew up in Newburgh and was delighted she knew what I was talking about!

I grew up on LI in Massapequa and everyone I knew wore Sweet Orrs and Chams De Barron shirts in the 80s for a few years. Another favorite were parachute pants. We would hang out at Skates of America and an alternative music club called Spit. Those were the days... also popular were skin tight Sergio Valente and Jordache jeans only to be worn w/ white capezios... and, in the Summer we wore netted t-shirts and half t's... what are the kids wearing now??

Yes, sweet-orrs, parachute pants, Members only and Serucci jackets. And I too was a Chams Man, or at least a Chams Boy hoping to become a Chams Man. Perhaps the pinnacle of youth fashion never to be matched again. Today's kids with their hip huggers that don't fit, pushing up stomach flab better left below the waistline, and distressed (that is, ready torn-and-tattered) Abercrombie and Fitch cargo shorts so long they might as well be pants, plus they weigh five pounds. Give me back my Sweet-Orrs, esp. the light gray with purple piping I was wearing when I got my first hand job at Les Jardin's.

I grew up in Kingston...and i can remember i had the ugliest color lime green pair of sweet orr pants....but ya know what they were cool and so was i....so i thought! lol

Hot pink Sweet-Orrs with Smurfette patch on the back were my favorites in fourth grade, but I am pretty sure I had just about every other color too. Grew up near Newburgh/New Paltz and always surprised people from other areas didn't live in these back in the late 70s/early 80s.

I loved Sweet-Orrs. I grew up in Nutley, NJ and you could buy them on Center Street, I think it was an army-navy store. My mom wouldn't let me wear jeans to school but Sweet-Orrs were allowed. Had them in navy, green, brown, black, they were the high school Uniform. I'm 49 and I'd still wear them.

Sweet-Orrs were very popular in Queens- grew up in Rosedale and even the hip-hop dudes from nearby Hollis and St. Albans wore them.

My Grandmother Angela age 13(1931) worked in the Sweet-Orr Factory in Wappingers Falls NY when she graduated the 8th grade. I'm not sure how long she worked there, but have pictures of her and her coworkers on the rooftop taking a break.

When I went to high school in Wappingers Falls, NY I think I wore every color they had. Damn comfortable!

I worked for Sweet-Orr as a salesman. My Dad worked for Sweet-Orr from 1904 as an Office Boy 'till he retired from the Board of Dirctors at the age of 80-63 years later.

Can somebody please tell me if they still make these pants,and if so where can i get them. I need all colors they were the best and it suited anybody perfectly. PLEASE I NEED SWEET-ORR PANTS

WOW I MISS MY CHAMS SHIRTS I WAS SO IN LOVE THOSE SHIRTS I START SMILING WHEN I THINK OF THEM. DO THEY MAKE ANY CLOTHES PLEASE LET ME KNOW

Very popular in Islip, Long Island for a few years in the mid-80's. We used to get them in the Sunrise Mall in Bay Shore. I would definitely like to get my hands on a few pairs. The piping down the sides of the leg was pretty darn sharp. And yeah, a color-coordinated comb in the back pocket... Welcome to awesometown, population: you.

OHG! I remember buying these pants at Copper Rivet in the old Orange Plaza in Middletown NY!! I miss these pants!

I grew up in Pine Bush NY. Had light purple, navy, and a few other colors of Sweet Orrs and LOVED them. I have a similar experience of friends on Long Island having NO IDEA what I was talking about.

My great grandmother went to work for Sweet Orr in Wappingers Falls in 1867. She started as a seamstress and became an executive. I would like to know what happenened to the company

Went to HS in Westchester in the early 80's. Sweet Orrs were the rage '82 to '84. I had the black with gold, gray with purple and white with navy. I remember in '84 they came out with white w/black piping, but not the normal "one stripe". In stead it was 3 very thin stripes. I used to rock those with an Izod...collar up of course!

does anybody have a pictuure of these pants? I cant find one anywhere.

I don't remember these. I live in AZ, and never saw them. Looks cool, though.

Wow, it's amazing how many of these comments are from people from the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas. I grew up in LaGrangeville and wore my Sweet Orrs (And other fashion jeans of the time) to Freedom Wheels all the time! Were we all living in a vacuum? I LOVED my Sweet Orrs and thought everybody knew about them! HA!

How funny! I grew up in Rhinebeck and am currently a resident of Newburgh, and I found this page while Googling Sweet-Orrs in a fit of late-night nostalgia. I had no idea they were a local thing!! Long live the Hudson Valley, and long live Sweet-Orrs!

My dad designed the pants with the piping for Sweet Orr. He was a partner for 40 years. He came home all excited and said that they had sold a big order to Macys which was one of the first times they were able to sell their clothing to a mainstream retailer. I had those pants in every combination they had. I still have some NOS clothing in their original plastic down in the basement. If anyone is interested in some fatigues, or my favorite, the red and black plaid lumberjack jacket with the silver quilted lining.

WOW, Sweet Orr was a house hold name back in the 80's. Most of my dad's and brothers jeans and pants was bought at Sweet Orr.

My girlfriends and I grew up in Tuckahoe, NY and wore Sweet Orr jeans in the 70s. We bought them at Epstein's in Tuckahoe and Murray's Army/Navy store in White Plains. They were the perfect color blue and fit like a glove. Great patch pockets. We still reminisce about them and would wear them if they ever came back! Had no idea they were a locally made product...I love that.

I grew up in Beacon, NY and remember Sweet Orrs. So odd that every one else I talk to has never heard of them outside the Hudson Valley. It was a huge thing in the early 80s. I remember I had a few pairs and they had a draw string didn't they??

Grew up in Mahopac NY and Sweet Orr were rockin - and a concert jersey!

MAN, I LOVED THOSE PANTS!MINE DIDN'T HAVE DRAW STRINGS,DEEP FRONT POCKETS.LIVED IN CLOVERLEAF TRLR PARK,MIDDLETOWN ADDRESS AND PINE BUSH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Wow,I grew up in westchester and I remember the Sweet Orr's with the one pin stripe down the outer seem. Those and a chamz shirt. My mom always bought us the bootleg stuff though. I even had the two stripe imitation shell tops from Fayva. I went to Pocantico Hills school and kids for a while too and kids there all wore Kangaroo sneakers.

Tried to explain to my baffled 11 yo next door neighbor what "Sweet-Orr" pants were. Just remembered that we HAD to have them in Navy or black with the plastic swirled-colored comb in the back pocket. Live in the south now, and no one knows WHAT I am talking about. Grew up in Wappingers Falls.

Ah... the old times. Our Army/Navy store in Hyde Park, NY sold many color combinations... I now live in Ohio ... and people here thought I was messing with them when I mentioned it.. :)

I'm from Poughkeepsie, NY and until I came across this page I had no idea that they were a regional thing. I remember buying these at TeePee Dashery in the South Hills Mall, there was no Macy's back then around here. Just figured it was like Lee's or Levi's, Oh well!

I looooved my Sweet Orrs, had black, navy,tan and dark green--esp. loved the black. Grew up in Putnam Valley, NY!!!!

Eastern Outfitters in Pleasant Valley, NY had them too. Had to have the shell toe pumas or adidas. Had to show them off at South Hills or Freedom skateway.

Sweet Orr painters pants and a handle comb thru hair parted in the middle and winged back on the sides...Man those were the days. I grew up in High Falls NY about 25 miles from Newburgh. Never realized they were made there and was always astonished that when I grew up and travelled that hardly anyone had heard of them! I KNOW i remember seeing them worn in 80s movies. In fact I could swear I remember the blonde jock bad guy in the original Karate Kid wearing them.. Bought a pair of them at a vintage shop a couple of weeks ago and man they felt great . It was like I was putting on the 80s!

i grew up wearing sweet orrs, jeez i loved them damn pants and i cannot find them any where! they say you should keep your old clothes because they come back in fashion and i wish i did because all the girls would be saying to me "damn girl, where u get those sexy pants from?

loved my sweet orrs.Bought them in a shop on broadway in newburgh.so wish i had them now! saw a pair on ebay for about 700.00

I grew up in Hopewell Junction, and bought my Sweet Orrs at Fish's in Beacon, I believe. I loved them! Had them in khaki, chocolate brown and navy. Wish I had them now!

I grew up in Rockland County and I loved my Sweet Orrs. I had every color combo, I used to get them at Sids Pants & Jean Country in the Nanuet Mall. They were actually knock-offs of similar but better made pants by Sweats bi Ebe. Another brand that is long gone.

Grew up in Wappingers. Got mine at Fisch's in Beacon (and of course got my Nike Bruins or Blazers next door at Beacon sneaker). Not sure where I got my big handled comb, which was legally required to be placed in the back pocket of Sweet Orr painter pants in the early 80's. Come to think of it, probably got the comb at Jerrick Drug in Fishkill.

I went to jr high at Miller in Lake Katrine, Ny. Then moved to Woodstock, Ny and went to high school at Onteora. Same story for me. Sweet Ores with concert shirt or three quarter sleeve baseball shirt with my last name on the back. White w/ color sleeves. Hard plastic "Ace" comb in the back pocket. No body on the west coast knows what Sweet Ores are. Now I know why. I used to get mine at Londons in uptown Kingston. I remember every kid in school wearing 'em.

Grew up in Rockland in the 80s. back in83-84 was the year! We all had sweet-orrs. greatest pants ever my personal favorite was gray with deep purple single piping onthe sides.

Port Jervis Represent, we all had sweet orrs of every color, it was the thing to do!

To all those who have written about Sweet - Orr, I can answer a few questions, as it was my family's business. In the 80's, the company focused on fatigue pants, chinos, and elastic-waist pants w/ contrast piping down the side. As many of you noted, Sweet-Orr was very popular in the Newburgh area - also out in Long Island, courtesy of Sid's Pants (what happened to them?). In the 90's, my father decided to solely focus on business with KMart (selling only women's clothing). By 2000, my father decided to retire, as he would not succumb to manufacturing overseas. All of you who bought Sweet-Orr clothing should know - it was always Made in the USA. Pricing pressures being what they were, my father chose to close the doors, rather than produce elsewhere. Glad that so many have fond memories -- me too!

Many good memories from Ulster County NY! Sweet Orr Pants were fantastic no matter what color.

Peter are you some how related to the Orr family?

My grandparents owned this company! I thought they were lying when they said it was a big deal, i guess it was.

aaahhhh!!! remember those days well back in the 80's growing up in Ozone Park,Queens N.Y. sporting the sweet orrs, chams,sergio's,members only jackets,can't forget the white decks(boat shoes)as we called them back in the day trooping on the A train to the "FUNHOUSE"

Grew up in Middletown. Live south now and nobody ever heard of them. I had every color back in the 80's...same with the genie pants too. Lol...

Loved Sweet Orrs! Moved to Florida in the mid 80's and people here never heard of them!

Ha! I got here too by Googling Sweet-Orr. I was thinking about the scars of junior high in the early 80s and the limited choices of clothing we had to conform (or be tossed out - like the Rush song). That said, I loved Sweet -Orrs. and yup from New york state too - Spring Valley , bought them at the Nanuet Mall - those Jeans stores. I had no idea that it was a local thing at the time and made nearby. The other option was a brand called Smiths. When googling I see they are still made in south africa , Is it the same Sweet-Orr?

Mike again, sorry, I had missed Barry's comments about HIS family business Sweet-Orr. Barry , are the South Africans using your trademark? Did you maintain the status of the trademark. Ironically it would make a great heritage brand today, the kind the hipsters in brooklyn love idealize. american made, history, you could be another carhart, filson, Dunderdon. etc. Going back and reading the comments , to be honest i never associated Sweet-Orr with chams de baron and sergios - those brands were more "quido" sorry not trying to be derogotary.. just using the lingo of the times. Anyway, Barry think about revitilizing the brand , of course ourtsourced and made in Bangledesh :-)

I had sweet ores in every color. Graduated in 1982 and those were the coolest pants to have..or you just weren't cool! And yes, had the big comb in rear pocket! Never knew they were made local. I lived in Sullivan county in upstate NY..sure wish I cold find them now..I would wear them...and may even stick a comb in rear pocket!

I too was feeling nostalgic while on pinterest, where I could not find a single post of Sweet-Orrs, so I googled it. That is when I found out after all of these years , to my suprise, that our oh so loved Sweet-Orrs were made right in Newburgh. I am from Port Jervis, NY and we bought ours at JCPenny's right in town, and I'm sure @ the Orange Plaza in Middletown. Between my cousin and I we had every color of Sweet-Orrs we could find(black, brown, grey,green, khaki, navy, white and even purple) We loved our Sweet-Orrs in the 80's, wish we could still where them today!

Grew up in Goshen N.Y. and everyone wore sweet-orrs now I live in the midwest and people look at me like I am crazy when I mention them. We bought ours at Playtogs on Dolsen ave in Middletown or the Orange plaza in Middletown.

This is crazy- I grew up in Marlboro. I didn't know that Sweet Orrs were a "local" thing. Happened across this page as I was doing some research on the various clothing/shoes (Sweet Orrs, Pro-Keds, Lee Overalls...)Thos were the days and you were very hip at the roller rink in New Windsor if you had the right digs!

Haha - Sweet Orr pants! I only had a few because they were a little expensive and I had to save up the bucks to buy them, but it seemed everyone in my high school (Wallkill) had them; like a lot of the folks commenting here, I had no idea they were just a local thing - how cool is that?

Loved loved Sweet Orr pants .. Bring them back!!!

I'm not quite sure why I happened to remember them but I did and wondered where they went. I used to buy them in khaki--in Midtown Manhattan circa 1978--but I would 'restyle' them so the belt loops were the exact width of the waistband instead of over-extended for wider belts. Their 2 and a half inch loops were trimmed back to about one inch and when worn with a narrow belt it totally transformed them into a 'dressier', disco-era fashion look. I couldn't have paid more than ten dollars for them in those days--probably at Robbins Men's and Boys Wear.

I went to Wallkill High School and people there went to the Jean Machine in New Paltz to get Sweet Orrs. Great pants.

Unbelievable! my 11 year old was asking me about what I wore when I was her age and I said Sweet Orrs, baseball tees with rainbow decals, nikes, big comb in the pocket of my Sweet Orrs ( i had several colors of course) i googled and got here. I grew up in Hyde Park and got my Sweet Orrs at the Army Navy store right near Shop Rite. I never knew that this was a regional thing and now it makes sense that my adult friends from VA ( where I have lived for 26 years) have no idea what I am talking about!

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Hi can some one tell me were can I buy the sweet orr pants I m from South Africa please send me an address thx

Have enjoyed reading all of the foregoing,history etc. My memories of SWEET ORR jeans and jackets are from the UK, 1952. Just left school, and earning my own money. They were the first item of clothing I had ever purchased. I wish that they were still avaible. Best wishes to you all. Jack

I'm from the newburgh area as well and I loved my sweet orrs. Use to wear them with my pro keds. They still sell the original white pro keds but I can't find those sweet orrs.

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Everyone at Onteora HS wore Sweet Orr pants. My army green ones were my favorite, the fabric was a little softer than the navy and khaki ones and I wore mine with clogs. I bought mine in Kingston, NY at the Army/Navy store or Yallums on Wall Street. I also had no idea they were a regional item. Loved reading all the other comments.

We had them in N.Y.C as well and just about everyone of my friends had them as well, I found this site I'm looking to get a pair for an event.

Amazing! I'm a Queens NY girl and I remember going to the Army Navy store to get them in every color. Then they came out in cords!

I am from Kingston, bought my Sweet Orr's from Yallums on Wall Street. Loved how they fit. This has been a walk down memory lane reading these comments. Wish they were still available, but totality respect the families decision to not out-source to another country. Had no idea they were manufactured locally.

I had a pair of tan Sweet Orrs which we bought at the London's store in uptown Kingston. Went to school in Saugerties and everyone had a pair. I loved them and miss them! Great pants! Great memories!

Grew up in Kingston NY and everyone wore Sweet Orrs. Bought them at Yallums or Londons in uptown Kingston. Have a deep purple pair and loved them!

Grew up in Kingston/ Saugerties... loved sweet Orr’s and had every color you could imagine... I liked the guys fit better- they had bigger back pockets that made your butt look amazing!!! Paired with Timberlsnd work boots, baseball shirt or prairie shirt and you were “ it”! Got mine st Ace Army/Navy- Kingston Plaza! Would love to get my hands on a pair!!!

I grew up in New Windsor, had no clue they were made in Newburgh. I remember my mom would buy in a store in Newburgh for my brothers and I. Until I brought them up to friends ( no longer in NY ) no one ever heard of them. I loved those pants!

I bought a pair of Black Sweet Orrs and wore them on my first date with my husband. We met Nov 1984 and I will be married for 35 years August 9th 2020. I Still have these pants, I can never wear them as I am tripled the size, I wore than 28 waist by 31 lenght.I had no shape for this I wore boys pants. lol

Funny how there are now 12 years of nostalgia here about sweet orrs. Loved them! I grew up in Newburgh (NFA class of 84) and had many colors and always a handle comb and chams shirt to match :) That said, I also loved Jarron’s Haberdashery on Broadway where my grandfather worked. They didn’t sell them there ;)

I was from Brewster/Patterson NY area, and sweet Orrs were it! It was around 1982 ish. Kaki, Navy , Black, Putty.I always wondered why I never hear anyone reference them in throw back movies and shows. Maybe it was a NY thing.

Wow, I used to buy them....dark/navy blue all the time. And Levi's too. Good old Alfis! Good old rollerskating!....Fri to Sat 7pm to 7am. My daughter is 16 and she buys vintage stuff. Has a pair of Chinos on right now. What a blast from the past. Im from Newburgh. Graduated NFA 1982. Just showed her this blog. And pics of Sweet Orrs. Amazing!

It took me forever to remember the name of my favorite pants and then to find out they were made in my hometown of Wappingers Falls!!! I just loved reading all the comments over the years!

Love this thread!! I grew up in Washintonville, NY and had all colors of Sweet Orrs. I loved Alfies wall of every color in the Big V Plaza back in the 80s. Orrs must have been a big name in the area as there is also an Orrs Mills Rd.

I grew up in Bergen County, NJ. I had Sweet Orr’s in every color (black, khaki, Hunter green). I loved them and they looked so good back in 6th grade (1976). I used to get them at an Army & Navy Store in Closter, NJ. Still have lots of photos of me wearing them back in the day. They were my favorite pants.

I was looking for a picture of SweetOrrs to show some friends that never heard of them and came across this thread. Brings back such great memories. Grew Up in Whitestone, Queens and there was def a stretch of 6-7 years or so where these were all the rage. You couldn’t find them everywhere , I think we had to go the Main St Flushing to get them(maybe a place called Dr Jay’s) lol. Still can’t find a photo of them (black and gold n royal blue and gold were the best combos!!)

Had a hard time remembering the name Sweet Orr, when I did brought me here. Loved the pants, had many colors as did all my friends at Marlboro High, upstate NY, graduated 1983...Damn, the 80's were good times. "Don't Stop Believin" & God willing America will be great again!!!

I wore me Sweet Orrs in the 70's. Still have them. They are carpenter pants in a railroad stripe. Super cute. Wore them with a striped tube top & chunky sandals. They were so comfortable. They're in great shape & could be worn today. Pants that have lasted 50 years. Pretty good!