Pants And Sizing Up - Page 3

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

When the slimmest of models wear pants that seem very tight on them, I almost always size up.

In stores, I don't pay any attention to the tag size. I just hold up the pants/jeans and take a look. If the waist looks very small, I size up one or two sizes.

Also, a relaxed fit comes in handy when I happen to leave them in the dryer too long.

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

I have a mini TAPE MEASURE attached to my key ring...

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AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

@Bonkers1

I don't currently buy any pants because of weight gain! I just can't do it! I don't even want to know what size I would have to buy because I would just be too depressed!

Are you at a weight and size that you are satisifed with? If so, then if I were in a store and I liked a pair of pants and they were too snug, then, yes, I would go up a size.

Stores and brands vary so much in their sizing. A person might wear a size 6 in one brand at one store and then have to go up to a size 8 or 10 in another.

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Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

Of course I would size up....depending on the brand the cut is different. Nothing is worse that jeans that are two tight in the crotch and pulling across the thighs.

UpNorthGorgy · ‎09-19-2024

@ROMARY I agree that the style makes a difference. Waistline or below waistline. I find the Girlfriend cut to be the most comfortable and I bought all the NYDJ in that style on sale I could find. More relaxed. I want comfort working and moving as no longer in the workplace. Some brands are cut differently.

Roscoe the Rascal · ‎04-19-2016

To be honest I would not size up but would not buy either. I would say girl get it together and get back down. When my Pants start getting tight then I know I have overdone.

I don't feel like I am being vane just realistic. At the moment I am on a eat healthy kick and needed to get back to who I am. I was letting my snacking get to me when I was bored or down in the dumps. That isn't who I am either but with loss came that. So back in the saddle and dropped the 10 that I gained. For me 10 lbs makes a big difference in pants because always around the middle on me. I walk everyday as well but always have done that.

My husband use to tease me when I said I needed to cut back and eat better. I would say I have 10 lbs to drop and he would say where and is this the same 10 lbs you have been talking about for years. 😝 I would say no this is new.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

@Bonkers1 wrote:
When shopping at a store for pants would you size up if your normal size is too tight? For some reason I won't buy a larger size - vanity issues.

Find another style of pant that runs bigger. Or just be a grownup who buys what fits.

River Song · ‎03-15-2010

Well, if a person has body image/vanity issues on clothing size, sounds like a personal problem. Therapy might help.

In the grand scheme of life and death, the size label in clothing is of little importance.

An estimated 700,000 people around the world, 400,000 of them children, have died so far due to the discontinuation of the USAID program.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Nah--all that BS about sizing up or down to fit in pants--is crazy. . Good grief, to wear comfy pants no matter what size--is so much better feeling and looking, than looking like you SHOULD have sized up or down in my book. so what?? You pay tons of $$ for these things--you should be comfy in them. and besides, there are no sizes that are the same among brands or stores. but maybe you like to feel miserable--then go for it---am not vain anymore about sizes--what fits, I buy!!!