How To Find Out Your Jean Size

Here's a quick and easy stride-by-step guide of how to measure and determine your jean size so you lot'll feel 100% confident online shopping for vintage jeans and/or pants!

It'south really uncomplicated - and once you take your measurements down, keep them in your phone notes, and you'll find yourself snapping up vintage threads with ease.

Footstep One -

Locate and detect your very favorite pair of pants - or pants that fit you the Best.

Step Ii -

Catch a measuring tape ( anything works from construction measuring tapes, to yardsticks, or finding a soft measuring tape at your local arts and crafts store)

Step Iii -

Mensurate! Make certain you lot write downwards the numbers in a safe identify and then you lot can easily admission them when the fourth dimension comes.

At that place are iv principal measurements you lot will want to take. The get-go is called the Waist - or referred to as "West" in some online listings. This is across the top of the waistband, usually with the ring laying natural - not pulled tight. Yous volition take this measurement beyond and then double this number. In this pair of Wrangler's I measured 13" - then the Waist will be 26". E'er double check that the listing is noting the waist, or the doubled number. If it's under 20" it's usually just across and you will want to double it.

Next measure the Hips. This is the widest part of the jean, and I recommend taking this measurement across jeans laying flat, from the point of the lesser of the zipper. In this pair I measured 16" across, which would exist in total a 32" Hip measurement.

Before you lot measure the length - exist sure to check the Rise! *This is super of import because the rise determines if the jeans are depression-rise, mid-rise or loftier-rise. Different rises will change how jeans fit you in the waist. Personally I would consider 8" or smaller to be "low-rise" and 9" -x" to be a mid-rise, and 11" or more to be high-rise. This tin can also vary depending on how long your torso is, and where your abdomen-button is placed. Everyone is unlike, and so it's really important to know your RISE so you lot can ensure a proper fit when ordering vintage jeans/pants online!

The ascension is the measurement taken from the crotch to the top of the waist-band along the zipper. These pair of jeans measure out 10", so I would consider them to be a "mid-rise" jean.

Lastly - check that inseam (aka Length of the leg). This is measured from the bottom of the crotch on the inside pant leg to the bottom of the jean. This pair of Wranglers measures 30". Honestly, I discover 28" to exist the magic talocrural joint hitting number. You can of course, e'er take jeans hemmed, or cutting them yourself for that perfect fray!