Where to measure waist?
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TitaniaEcks
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I've heard various different recommendations given - some say to measure at the navel, some say an inch or two above the navel, some say at the narrowest part of the waist. All three methods might yield the same number for someone who has a rectangular, straight-up-and-down midsection, but I am hourglass-shaped with a sharply defined narrowest point, which is 3 inches above my navel. The narrowest part is four entire inches smaller than my belly-button level measurement. I've always measured at the nipped-in part because it yields the lowest number, but am I not supposed to do that?
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For men, it's at the naval. For women, it's at the narrowest part, which is above the naval, so you're correct in where you're measuring.0
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Your waist is just below the lowest point of your ribs midway between the top of your pelvis and ribs normally a couple of inches above your belly button ( though belly button position can differ depending on fat etc)0
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I measure my "official" waist measurement at the narrowest point like you do.
When I am measuring for jeans, I tend to measure lower than that, usually around the navel or slightly below that, because I tend to wear low rise jeans. If I bought jeans according to my "official" waist measurment, they wouldn't fit properly.0 -
When I am measuring for jeans, I tend to measure lower than that, usually around the navel or slightly below that, because I tend to wear low rise jeans. If I bought jeans according to my "official" waist measurment, they wouldn't fit properly.
Maybe that's different in different countries and with different labels. I know I once tried on a pair of Brazilian jeans (from actual Brazil) back when those were popular and was shocked to find that a size 27 wouldn't pull up past my mid-thigh, lol.0
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