Sunday, March 27, 2011

Skinny Jeans Size Chart

Wearing jeans that fit properly is important, whether you are using utility jeans for working around the house or wearing jeans for being seen in public and impressing those who see you.  If there was such a thing as a universal fit chart, selecting jeans that fit would simply be a matter of consulting the chart, but unfortunately it’s not that easy.






On the other hand, women’s jeans sizes tend not to be very accurate, which can make jeans sizing a bit of a guessing game.  Not surprisingly, there is about a 36% return rate on clothing due to fit problems.A Consumer Reports article in 2002 showed that among various manufacturers the waist sizes could vary by more than 2 inches for the same listed size and by more than 1 inch in length.  That means that jeans may be listed on the label as a size 10 when it really is a size 12.  That’s very flattering of course, but it’s an example of the phenomenon called “vanity sizes

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