BROTHERHOOD OF BIB
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Help / Advice requested; Hi BIB brothers & sisters, I am wanting to tap into the collective wisdom of you all by asking a question on sizing. I have decided that now is the time for me to commit to purchasing a pair of black wabash overalls but the question is what waist size. With a tape measure against my skin my waist has an actual size of 34 inches. After reading this thread I have to admit I am still confused on sizing so what is your suggestion, advice?
So to recap I am a true 34 inch waist so what size (in black wabash) should I purchase in an pair of Iron Heart overalls. Feedback encouraged. Thanks in advance
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I wear a 34 in most IH jeans and got a 34 in both my 21oz and my indigo Wabash. The overall fit of the Wabash ones is a little more trim (nothing major) presumably because the base fabric isn't as heavy. This worked for me because I'm a smaller, thinner guy and I was concerned I'd be swimming in them. Both pairs, when all buttoned and done up, fit fairly close in the abdomen, but not so much so that I don't have room to layer a sweatshirt underneath them.
GENERAL advice has been to go up one size from your normal pant size, since in fairness the bibs are intended more as a relaxed fit and not really intended to fit like my 34 777xhs. If I weren't already somewhat in between a 33 and 34 I probably would have sized up too. The thing to remember is the waist on the bibs will sit differently than a regular pair of jeans, and also won't give when you bend over the same. You don't want to try and fit them so close that you'll be getting a little punch in the gut when you lean over.
I'm sure others can give some advice, but it's more a matter of how you want them to fit, and they're generally a little more versatile and comfortable sized up. -
@Joberwocky thanks so much for your experience and feedback which is appreciated greatly. Hoping a few other will contribute so I can see how alternate viewpoints sit against your knowledge and experience. Sizing up one size may be difficult as I'm a 34 and there's a 34 and 36 available in Japan but not a 35. Hmmmm….
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@den1mhead I wear a 36 in the 888/634 nowadays and got the 805 is 36, they’re a really nice relaxed fit
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I don't think the bibs come in odd sizes, so sizing up for both of us from 34 would be the 36
What @Giles said, because I chose to respond to you before seeing if anyone else had chimed in
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After what @Joberwocky and @LewisStonehouse have said I reckon the ideal tag size for me would be a 34" waist. Thanks fellas for your insight and experience.
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Glorious as always Mike
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Thanks!
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I got a camera and I'm still trying to learn how to use it.
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Thanks Alex
it's neat because it lets you see what's through the viewfinder on your phone. But the sun was too bright to see what's on the screen. I was experimenting with some longer exposure times. But I haven't had a photography class in like 25 years so I forget just about everything. -
X-post from WAYWT
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Um yeah, that’s a dope kit
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CWQuSxML92J/?utm_medium=copy_link
I'm so jeal of the jacket @LewisStonehouse great outfit man
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Thanks dude, two favourite iron heart items right there
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Snapped this at a friend's place over the weekend, figured I'd share it here since I haven't posted a bib pic yet…
