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Men's pants sizes not accurate, but 'vanity'
wabc ^ | September 09, 2010 | staff

Posted on 09/13/2010 7:46:29 AM PDT by tlb

Esquire Magazine discovered a secret technique used in the pants making industry called "vanity sizing," a merchandizing trick of sizes that make you feel good and want to buy the clothes.

Eyewitness News bought four pairs of labeled 36-inch waist pants from different retailers. Old Navy's pants measured 39 inches and H&M at 39.5 inches, while Banana Republic and The Gap both came in at 40 inches.

Esquire Magazine's own test measured H&M's size 36-inch dress pants as 37 inches, Calvin Klein's Dylan pant as 38.5 inches, and The Gap as 39 inches. The worst was Old Navy, coming in at 41 inches.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: clothing; deception; esquire; waist
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To: a fool in paradise
Or shoddy work from overseas.

It's hard to attract professional seamstresses/whateverthemasculineofseamstressis for a penny a week.... ;-)

61 posted on 09/13/2010 7:08:10 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz; SunkenCiv
whateverthemasculineofseamstressis

Houngan

62 posted on 09/13/2010 7:27:54 PM PDT by bigheadfred (We built a tower of stone. With our flesh and bone. Just to see him fly .)
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To: Ronin
Not only has the whole women's clothing size been changing over time, but I have been told for years that at any given time a size 10 at Target/Walmart/etc would be a size 8 in Dillard's/Macy's/etc.

With stores betting a woman would pay extra money to get the lower number. Granted, women are under much more societal pressure to have that lower size.

63 posted on 09/13/2010 8:06:25 PM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: tlb

Welcome to foreign manufacturing. I remember when clothes were made in the USA and actually were true to size.


64 posted on 09/13/2010 10:53:08 PM PDT by stilloftyhenight (Don't make me use uppercase.)
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To: SunkenCiv; Impy; blackie

I like good circulation. Tight collars for example, they cut off blood from to brain. But hey, let’s face it — some guys truly are vain about their large bellies.


65 posted on 09/14/2010 4:33:24 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March ( Giving McCain heck is a shot across all RINOs' bows. More grief not less.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Ego is a bitch! >:-}


66 posted on 09/14/2010 9:59:22 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: raybbr

Eat a few pizzas, that’ll do it :>)

My problem is that I wear a size 38, but my legs are so short my wife has to alter them for me. The only length I can find is a 30, but my inseam is 27. What was worse was that I USED to wear a size 46.


67 posted on 09/14/2010 4:31:37 PM PDT by irishtenor (Tag lines, they are not what they used to be...)
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To: tlb

I am a 40” waist, 26.5” inseam.

Try finding THAT size anywhere.

Funny thing is, I’m not THAT fat or short (5’7, a tad under 220 lbs), but I have short legs relative to height.

The only place I can find them is Land’s End or JC Penney’s (both online only unless I custom order).


68 posted on 03/03/2011 1:04:43 PM PST by RockinRight (if the choice is between Crazy and Commie, I choose Crazy.)
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