We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Vanity Sizing vs Poor Quality Control

jackoninny
jackoninny Posts: 39 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I was under the impression that men's pants were sized by leg length and waist circumference.

I naively measured my waist in order to quickly get in and out of the clothing store. The pairs of 28/30s varied quite a bit by brand (boot cut).

I thought it might be vanity sizing, but some 28 (boot cut) were way too tight.

What gives? Last time I checked 28inches=28inches.

Replies

  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    If they really sized things by waist sizes, lots of people would cry every time they went shopping. Even men...
  • brittyn3
    brittyn3 Posts: 481 Member
    Trying shopping for women's jeans not having perfect proportions. Currently, I have 5 jeans from the same store... relatively same cut all same size - only 2 fit.
  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    I purchase the same ones I bought last time. Saves time.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,151 Member
    Men tend to not wear their pants' waist at their waist. It's more just above the hips, even the really thin men.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Unfortunately, while somewhat better than women's pants, 28 inches is almost never 28 inches. Heres' just the first article I found when I tried googling one I half remembered:
    https://www.buzzfeed.com/philipwylonis/one-skinny-dude-tries-on-10-different-pairs-of-jea-1j3vg

    ^ everything from 30-35 inches on a 31inch tag.

    Its all lies.
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    It's also because a lot of brands cut their pants in bulk. You know how if you have a stack of paper, and you cut it all at once, the layers at the bottom tend to be slightly bigger than the ones at the top? Same thing with fabric.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Thread started in 2013. First reply in 2017.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Thread started in 2013. First reply in 2017.
    Interesting... _John_ must have a lot of time on his hands :p
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    I've really got to start looking at the dates on these things.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I can't buy regular pants because the legs are always too tight. So until they had a good selection of relaxed fit and loose cut jeans I had to size up in waist to get my legs in them, then belt the crap out of them to keep them up.

    I have no clue who these non-squatting skinny jean people are, but they've made it even worse as that is, like, 75% of the jeans around anymore.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I grew up having issues with straight legged jeans. even still....I went to try a pencil skirt once and the lady handed me a smaller size saying what I Chose would be too big. I was flattered but snickered thinking you haven't seen these thighs I hide in my pants.
  • Cuddlebearjay
    Cuddlebearjay Posts: 21 Member
    edited March 2017
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Thread started in 2013. First reply in 2017.

    4 years to the day :open_mouth:
    And almost the hour!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories