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Tagged Size vs. Actual Size (Sizing Questions & Advice)

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  • M
    Madame Buttonfly
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

    @Seul:

    @SimonQ.:

    I guess I better be quiet now.. don´t wanna get banned  😛

    That's not how it works around here lad!.. As long as you're respectful, you can ask and criticise everything!.. Well, excluding Paula's fine looks…

    Absolutely correct Seul, all constructive comments and criticism more than welcomed, and anything that helps us realise stuff that we need to clarify or change is really helpful

    • And if anyone disses me, I just send in the Belgian Missile…

    AKA Mrs G

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      Seul
      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

      Damn straight!..

      last edited by 27 May 2011, 18:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        injunjack
        見習いボス
        Joined: 19 Feb 2010

        @Anesthetist:

        ..someone tell me this eventually gets easier!

        Well, at some point you will know yourself and what you want. (fitwise and sizewise)

        It's never easy to buy jawns on-line. Many times it's hit'n'miss.  Especially if you're sizing down, which is IMHO wrong, as clothes are supposed to fit "off the rack" not to stretch them to fit.  If one has to size down to achieve desired fit, I'd say the cut is wrong for you.

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          riffblaster general
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 23 Mar 2010

          i disagree with this statement.  when i buy jeans i want them to fit me the way i want  in the long run, not right off the rack.  if you have an active lifestyle and wear your jeans ALOT then they are going to stretch, and mine have always stretched out to be too big and there was nothing i could do to get them back to the original fit.    whenever i size down on pants that i know will stretch, then the waist always ends up being exactly how i want it to fit and it STAYS that way.  the key is checking all of the other measurements and making sure they are to your liking because the rise, leg opening, and thigh aren't going to change much.  if you can be uncomfortable for a few hours and get the exact fit you want that is going to keep fitting the way you want, then sizing down is the way to go 100%.    check fit pics i've posted for reference if you like.

          PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

          last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 06:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            injunjack
            見習いボス
            Joined: 19 Feb 2010

            riff, I can also understand this, and I've seen your fitpics. 
            This ofcourse depends on everybodys measurements and bodytype. I  for example couldn't have sized down on my 634s due to my meaty arse and thighs. Waist hasn't stretched much.  And like you said, the key is to check EVERY measurement. I still thinks clothes (in general) aren't supposed to be "stretch-to-fit"  (and on a second thought I think I was trying to speak about sizing down to achieve skinny fit on straight cut jeans)

            But as I have said before, to each their own.

            last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 07:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Finn666
              Joined: 20 Jan 2011

              @riffblaster:

              i disagree with this statement.  when i buy jeans i want them to fit me the way i want  in the long run, not right off the rack.  if you have an active lifestyle and wear your jeans ALOT then they are going to stretch, and mine have always stretched out to be too big and there was nothing i could do to get them back to the original fit.    whenever i size down on pants that i know will stretch, then the waist always ends up being exactly how i want it to fit and it STAYS that way.  the key is checking all of the other measurements and making sure they are to your liking because the rise, leg opening, and thigh aren't going to change much.  if you can be uncomfortable for a few hours and get the exact fit you want that is going to keep fitting the way you want, then sizing down is the way to go 100%.    check fit pics i've posted for reference if you like.

              quoted for truth… 😉

              last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 07:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                injunjack
                見習いボス
                Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                @Finn666:

                @riffblaster:

                i disagree with this statement.  when i buy jeans i want them to fit me the way i want  in the long run, not right off the rack.  if you have an active lifestyle and wear your jeans ALOT then they are going to stretch, and mine have always stretched out to be too big and there was nothing i could do to get them back to the original fit.    whenever i size down on pants that i know will stretch, then the waist always ends up being exactly how i want it to fit and it STAYS that way.  the key is checking all of the other measurements and making sure they are to your liking because the rise, leg opening, and thigh aren't going to change much.  if you can be uncomfortable for a few hours and get the exact fit you want that is going to keep fitting the way you want, then sizing down is the way to go 100%.    check fit pics i've posted for reference if you like.

                quoted for truth… 😉

                your truth isn't same as mine.

                last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 07:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  jimmy
                  Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                  i am with injunjack on this one. i think a pair of jeans will only stretch when it needs to. if it fits you off the rack in theory shouldn't stretch at all. you need to apply pressure for it to stretch.

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                    Seul
                    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                    If you want a good slim fit, and are buying the straight legged 634s'es, then that's where your problem lays… Buy the Busters instead...

                    last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 16:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      taksaha
                      Joined: 25 Sept 2010

                      @injunjack:

                      your truth isn't same as mine.

                      You're all aware that "truth" from a social constructivistic viewpoint is a construction, relative to the context in which is perceived, right? Verum ipsum factum, shoppers.

                      Unless you believe in external realities, transcending everything, my hair is a bird. As long as you believe it's true.

                      last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 16:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        kit99bar
                        Joined: 23 Jul 2010

                        I buy jeans to fit my legs, if the waist needs to stretch it will stretch, if it doesn't it will not stretch.

                        I do a bit of lifting so my legs (and arms) are largish with a smallish waist.  I usually size UP on my jeans so the waist is usually too big for me and I wear a belt  😘

                        RAWWAR 2012!

                        last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 17:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          riffblaster general
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                          buy your jeans and wear em however you want. thats what i think.  there is no right or wrong, this is just what works for me.    with skateboarding, bicycling, hiking, playing shows and completely sweating through my jeans regularly i always stretch them out too much when i buy tts and i dont want to machine wash/dry them to hopefully shrink them back.  if i stretch em for a day or two they are usually exactly what i want and they stay that way.  the 634s have the perfect dimensions for me personally when i do it this way.  if sizing down doesnt work for you or your body type then you shouldn't do it.  i've found that IH jeans stretch a good bit in the waist especially for myself as i really do not go easy on these jeans.  i  don't really wear my jeans on high on my waist either so that may have something to do with it as well.    injunjack is a good example of the other school of thought here and it works well for him.    btw…the fit pics comment wasnt directed at injunjack, it was  for people who had questions regarding stretch.

                          PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                          last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 18:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Seul
                            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                            I'm too cool for school… In my experience if you but jeans TTS they will not stretch drastically even if you do manual labour in them all week for a year (see my SEXIH07bks); not even if you play in Converge... If you size down on a pair of 634S'es they will however fit brilliantly after 1-2 weeks of wear if you abuse them... But after the initial stretching, they will measure about the same after a year (unless you gain weight of course)...

                            last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 18:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              riffblaster general
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                              Monday is right. I did buy the 301 tts and in 2 days it was too big though.  Skateboarding does that.

                              PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                              last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 18:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Seul
                                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                I guess I follow your train of thinking then, Nate… I did size down 1 on my 634s'es because I knew they'd stretch after some heavy duty wear... Skateboarding and playing in a frantic band like Converge will have the same effect!.. But on the other hand, there's always a limit to stretching... So when they fit, they won't stretch anymore...  Not a lot more, anyway...

                                last edited by 21 Sept 2011, 19:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  LandoCal126 0
                                  Banned
                                  Joined: 2 Oct 2009

                                  Hey there everyone. Ever wonder how someone else sized on a item, what someones measurements are, or weather or not you should size down until your nuts are squashed into oblivion? Well then, this thread is a perfect place for you and those pesky questions that you may feel the need to ask. Enjoy it in here!

                                  last edited by 24 Jan 2012, 21:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    LandoCal126 0
                                    Banned
                                    Joined: 2 Oct 2009

                                    Just an observation but it seems to me that a good majority of sizing mishaps around here have more to do with the buyer than the garment. If your body size, shape, form consistently fluctuate then most likely you are the one with changing sizes not IH.

                                    last edited by 26 Jan 2012, 17:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • rocketR
                                      rocket
                                      Joined: 6 Jan 2011

                                      agree to this

                                      rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                      It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                      R.I.P. Geo

                                      last edited by 26 Jan 2012, 18:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Seul
                                        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                        Couple of IH garments that are not true to tagged size:

                                        • IHXB01 (waist is 1-1.5" smaller than tagged size)
                                        • IHSH-08(SS) (runs half a size smaller)
                                        • IHW-01 (runs half a size smaller)
                                        • IH-9527J (runs half to a full size smaller)

                                        Maybe this is helpful, maybe it adds to the confusion… Anyhow: all tested by me, and that's what I experienced...

                                        last edited by 26 Jan 2012, 19:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          LandoCal126 0
                                          Banned
                                          Joined: 2 Oct 2009

                                          @Seul:

                                          Maybe this is helpful, maybe it adds to the confusion… Anyhow: all tested by me, and that's what I experienced...

                                          Thank you for you additions Seul! This is definitely the place for any and all questions and answers, or confusion regarding sizing. Cheers

                                          last edited by 26 Jan 2012, 19:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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