Measurements

bryant28408
bryant28408 Posts: 52 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I hope this is the right place for this.

Does anyone else see a "mismatch" between the size on your clothes and the measurements you take with a tape? I was wearing jeans, men's 50 and dropped to 48's. I then took some measurements and my waist measured 54??? The measurement was precisely where I wear my belt. 6 inches seems a huge difference. Anyone else see that?

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    for sure...

    My waist is 29.5 inches..but my 29 jeans are too big...

    I have to wear a 26 or a 27....

    My chest is a 38...and I wear a medium shirt but it's tight on my shoulders...but I can't wear a large shirt...
  • Alastair007
    Alastair007 Posts: 673 Member
    Trouser sizes differ by quite a lot. (and from brand to brand) In the USA the waist size is usually about 2 inches less than your waist measurement in inches. In the UK the trouser size is the same as the waist size. Interestingly the shoe sizes differ as well. , in the USA add another 2 inches to the UK size which is actual size.
    I suppose it's a marketing ploy, you feel better buying a size 48 than a size 50 trousers, and it is probably more masculine to have a size 10 shoe than a size 8.

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