Pants Lie!

Did you actually measure the pants?

Yes different brands size their clothes differently.....thats why when i try on clothes, i go or attempt to go to the same stores that I'm used to for a more accurate reading....For instance, I wear an embarrassingly size 24 in womens.....my clothes are super loose and falling off and i'm always pulling them up; anywho, i went to the store and am now down to size 20, but i can go to a store next door and 20 just aint buttoning up........i have on pants today that are size 24 and i use to bulge out everywhere and today they are super loose whereas my other 24's from a different store have never been super tight, fit just right, matter of fact....

anywho......thats why i stick with the consisten measuring and shopping at the same places for now until i dont have to shop at the big girls store

A couple of months ago I had the same experience. I tried on my husband's Aeropostale size 33 jeans and was elated to see they fit with space in the waist. I assumed I was a 32 inch waist. Then I measured and I was a 35 inch waist! Put me in such a bad mood. I just want honesty and I would think men's jeans would have that. Unfortunately not. It does seem that my husband's size 30 pants do correlate with his size 29 inch waist, but...... I do agree though that the pants need to be measured as well though. Denim can stretch over time, which may have happened with hubby's jeans while his size 30 pants are very new and have been worn just a couple of times.

My boyfriend wears a size 34...and I love him dearly...but I really don't think his waist is only 4 inches bigger than mine. :blushing:

It's true...sizes are lying when it comes to pant size for men. However, sizes are changing like crazy for women too. For example, women are often told that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 back in the day...but I've heard also that she was a 10, or 12, or even a 16. But here's the truth, her measurements according to her studio were 37-23-36 or even the 35-22-35 according to the tailor she used would put her, presently, in between US Standard dress sizes 8 or 10...not the modern day 14.

Everyone is so worried about vanity and the clothing companies know this. So, they start making clothes that run bigger than normal to make us buy more. Cause lets face it, most people would much rather buy from a store that I had a smaller size in.

I figure One reason for this disparity is the 'compression factor"
Bu first...
I found this site because i had the same observation. Heres what I figured out..
Measure where the"belt area "of the pants normally goes, Ill call that one's waist.( its location seems to vary )
My belt line (waist)is 2.5 inches below my naval.
It is located where the smallest circumference is in that region and just above my butt ,(so the pants dont fall down.)

I measured 40 snug inches for my "waist" with a tailors tape.
If you wore jeans that large(40") they'ed keep trying to fall down.
The jeans need to be much smaller in circumference than your measured waist so you dont have to tug at them all the time.
i find If I measure 40 inches , my jeans, that i physically measure as 35 to 35 .5 ( labels say 34) stay up the best.
The 36 and 37 measured waists I have are looser ,but I dont know If they'll require repeated tugs to keep them up til I wear them as they are new.

So measure your waist ..40 inches waist . Subtract 4 to 5 inches from 40 and you get 35 to 36 ".
That is the MEASURED size you want. The labels on them will say from 34 most likely.
You might be able to only subttract 3 inches and wear a looser fit 36", Youll just have to see if the stay up.

Now have you noticed the labels state 32 inch inseam but they are 30-31?

It's called vanity sizing and it's a very successful sales tactic.