Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[YMZ PE]

Well the package showed, and apparently a size33 pants in 1970's isn't the same as it is now. Seriously? Time for plan B. Anyone want a size 31 pants and 40R green coat with a vest? Wow that took way too long on the commando.

You're going commando to the wedding because the pants don't fit? Well the package would certainly show then.

 

[envirotex]

Well the package showed, and apparently a size33 pants in 1970's isn't the same as it is now. Seriously? Time for plan B. Anyone want a size 31 pants and 40R green coat with a vest? Wow that took way too long on the commando.

if the pants fit everywhere else, you could always try the "I'm not ever going to wear maternity pants" trick...rubberband through the buttonhole hooked to a paperclip or safety pin on the button, untucked shirt...you're good. They have a thing called a "belly band" too, but it might be a little awkward for you to purchase one...

 

[snickerd3]

yep clothes sizes have definitely changed....my MIL is probably a size 10-12 in today sizes, but my FIL buys hers 16-18 because that was the size she wore the last time she really bought clothes.

 

[YMZ PE]

They have a thing called a "belly band" too, but it might be a little awkward for you to purchase one...

There's an idea! You could try wearing a cummerbund over unbuttoned pants.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I'm glad guys clothes are sold by waist size rather than some nebulous number.

I know I either need a 32 or a 33 waist, and a 30 or 32 inseam depending on the cut. It's easy.

 

[YMZ PE]

I'm a 2P/4P, which means one of three things: 1) the pants are baggy and drag below my shoes unless I wear heels, 2) they're a little too short and so tight I have to wear sexy underwears so the panty line doesn't show, or 3) I paid $70 for them at The Limited and they look awesome.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Yeah, I have similar issues. That's why I go with the gold lamé leopard skin man thong.

 

[snickerd3]

lmao...

I'm on the other end of the spectrum...my jeans have an inseam of 34-36 inches...which makes pant shoping difficult because the fancy pants are usually not long enough.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

How tall are you there Amazon Woman?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I'm glad guys clothes are sold by waist size rather than some nebulous number.

I know I either need a 32 or a 33 waist, and a 30 or 32 inseam depending on the cut. It's easy.

Even the men's sizes are wrong. The label may say 30, but they're actually closer to a 32 or 33. This was done for the same reason the women's sizes are way off: people are getting fatter and don't want to acknowledge this fact when buying clothes. So clothing companies compensate by skewing the sizes so that you can still wear the same size (or a more complementary size) while still getting fat.

In highschool I used to wear a 32-32, but now wear a 30-32 because I'm the same size and the pants got "bigger".

 

[snickerd3]

I'm about 5'10" to 5'11" depending on the time of day....long legs....mr snick is like 6'3" and his pants are 30-32 inseam...he is all torso. So i guess it realy is more of a function of proportion.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

The only reason I know I am a 33 is that I got fit for a suit a few months back.

But yeah, men's sizes are no bargain either. I used to wear an L in souvenir t-shirts, now M is baggy on me.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I'm about 5'10" to 5'11" depending on the time of day....long legs....mr snick is like 6'3" and his pants are 30-32 inseam...he is all torso. So i guess it realy is more of a function of proportion.

So you're like legs, neck, and a head?

I'm a function of proportion as far as my hands and feet go. L to XL gloves and size 13 hooves.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Some of my t-shirts are the same way. A medium shirt I got a couple weeks ago is only minimally smaller than an XL I've had since HS.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I'm reminded of a skit by Jeff Foxworthy about "relative body part sizes".

It was something along the lines of:

"you know what they say about men with big hands... or big feet.... or a big nose.... Well, they'd better be packin' because they're one goofing looking son of a bitch"

 

[Master slacker]

I'm a function of proportion as far as my hands and feet go. L to XL gloves and size 13 hooves.

I'm surprised you didn't say "paws".

 

[Krakosky]

It's hard to find pants that fit when you're packing a tank. Lucky jeans fit the best. Expensive but it's a price I'm willing to pay to have pants that can accommodate.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Perhaps you should try Tankless Chaps.

 

[engineergurl]

I don't know what size I am. It keeps changing. I'll figure it out when I am not the "amazing shrinking woman" which has been my nick name at work for a while now. I do know that my inseam is about 26 inches but sometimes 28 inches.

 

[cdcengineer]

Why does every little thing just seem to piss me off in a big way now-a-days? I used to be easy going, but now I'm @%#%$&*%