Have male clothing sizes become more flattering over the last 30 years?

[GlenW]

I've definitely heard that it's quite common for trousers to flatter the wearer "look I'm a 34" in these!" so yes, I wondered if there had been an inflationary effect. I measured my waist as 34" today but my 32" jeans are too big.

Maybe your tape measure has shrunk, did you let your wife wash it?

[NotAllThere]

My main bugbear with modern clothes is that gents' shirts are way too short, which means one must spent a fortune on made-to-measure shirts...

There are other kinds of shirts? INKSPE etc. etc.

[shaunbhoy]

MF has gone from a 36 to a 48 - entirely due to changes in clothing size...

The man is a walking talking advertisement for the benefits of Spandex!!

[darmstadt]

I've noticed it with different manufacturers, a Diesel 32 waist is quite a bit more than a Levi 32 waist which is a bit more than CK. Same with lengths as well...

[SueEllen]

Are you seriously asking if 30" in the 70s is different from 30" today?

Size measurements have got bigger over the year as people have got larger in both height and fatness.

Also many things are now made in the far east and Bangladesh so there is absolutely no way of comparing 70s clothing with today's sizes.

I've actually got 3 pairs of the "same size" jeans from Gap in exactly the same style. They are all different sizes and leg lengths.

[Ticktock]

Size measurements have got bigger over the year as people have got larger in both height and fatness.

Also many things are now made in the far east and Bangladesh so there is absolutely no way of comparing 70s clothing with today's sizes.

I've actually got 3 pairs of the "same size" jeans from Gap in exactly the same style. They are all different sizes and leg lengths.

Small, medium and large may have changed. 30" has not.

[MercladUK]

Small, medium and large may have changed. 30" has not.

30" will equal 20" 30" & 31" if you pay peanuts to a Korean factory worker

no QC

As SueEllen noted, I always try on at least 3 pairs of same size jeans/trousers especially in GAP to find the right pair

[xoggoth]

As d0000000000000000gh said, I thought this the other day after seeing some health thing and measuring my waist. I put it at 34" but 32" jeans are way too big unless I tighten up the belt with a hole I had to cut myself. 30" better but impossible to find without really short legs.

Maybe there's a difference between the fully relaxed dimension and what is needed to actually support any weight.

Or stand on your head to measure. Then your belly will end up round your tits.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Depends on the cut too. Guy I used to work with complained incessantly that he had to get bit size trousers in order to have sufficient room in the crotch. It was hilarious because he had inches of waistband gathered together by his belt, and he was oblivious to the fact that people tend to wear their trousers on their hips now, rather than their actual waist. If he wore them on his waist he'd have plenty of crotch room without miles of excess waistband.

I find, as others mentioned, that if you spend £40 on a pair of jeans then you have to try them on first. If you spend the thick end of £100 they tend to all be exactly the same every time.

[RetSet]

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Women have been subject to this for years.

Top tip. Look for jeans with 2% Lycra, Fatso!