Another circle of Pants Hell

[serinde]

I had cut out the waistband for these Goddamn things when I cut out the other pattern pieces, because I was being efficient and stuff. I should have learned by now. Figured I didn't need measurements, because I knew that elibalin wears 32" jeans. So, I took that, added seam allowance and a bit of give since Venetians angle down a bit at the front, and thought I was good.

Until I just tried to match it up with the already-gathered pants, and there is a discrepancy of sufficient size to completely bollocks everything up.

Grr. I stormed upstairs, rousted him out of the guest room, and held the proto-waistband up to his ACTUAL waist; same results. I gibbered. He showed me the tag on his jeans, which indeed said 32 x 32.

Based on these facts, I can only conclude that the fashion industry uses a reverse version of the penis ruler for garment sizing.

(ObSurreal: When I did a Google Image Search on "penis rulers" to link in the previous paragraph, one of the first group of results was the Bronzino portrait of Eleonora di Toledo. o_O )

Comments

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, store-bought pants have listed waist sizes about 2" smaller than actual size for years now, once they realized that men were no more immune to flattery than women, and that fake smaller sizes would sell better. I went from a 40 waist to 38 a while back when I wasn't losing weight. At the moment, my actual waist measurement is 34" and my hips are 36", but if I wear "34 inch waist" pants without a belt, they'll fall down! I currently wear a 32 waist.