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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It's hard to attract professional seamstresses/whateverthemasculineofseamstressis for a penny a week.... ;-)
Houngan
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.
Welcome to foreign manufacturing. I remember when clothes were made in the USA and actually were true to size.
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.
Ego is a bitch! >:-}
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.
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).
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