I’ve always liked the Dickies brand for uniforms. They have a reputation for being very durable, and yet they also fit well and tend to be comfortable. So I was happy to take these scrubs out for a test drive. Today I’ll be reviewing the Dickies Hip Flip Boot Cut Pant along with the Dickies Hip Flip Mini V-neck Top, both in cocoa.

I’ll start with what I like about this scrub set. The fabric is very durable and yet soft at the same time. I liked the color, a nice warm brown, (although wearing head to toe brown did make me feel a little like a UPS worker!) The cut of the pants is very flattering to a medium build figure like mine; slightly fitted at the top, and slightly flared at the bottom. Big bonus points for the elastic waistband! This is especially great when you are crazy-busy and have about 2.3 seconds to go and void. Nurses, you know what I’m talking about.

And now on to what I didn’t like about this scrub set: The pockets. In the entire set there are 6 pockets. Four of them are kind of pouch-like, which means they are good for sticking your hands into, but they tend to bunch out when you try to stuff pens and paper into them. Two of the pockets are roughly the size of 4 postage stamps, which means that the only thing that fits in them is maybe a quarter or two. Also, the cut of the scrub top was a little too cropped. I felt like I could use a little more coverage from the top because the bottoms were ever so slightly snug.

Overall, I still love Dickies scrubs and I would buy them again, but next time I might go for Dickies Sandwashed Mock Wrap Top. It looks a little longer in cut, and the pockets look perfect. I also would go for the sky blue or the powder blue.

(In the interest of full disclosure, I will let you know that my friends at My Nursing Uniforms are compensating me for this review, although the compensation was not dependent on a positive or glowing review – what I am telling you here is my honest of opinion of these scrubs after wearing them for several 10 hour shifts.)