You know how sometimes you try on a pair of pants that is your size and it is either teeny tiny, or huge? And we just say, “Well, sizes vary a bit between companies.” Well, they vary more than just a little bit!
This chart really blew my mind. The good news is, you can pretend you have a 36 inch waist. The bad news is, not one of the companies actually measured 36 inches. So, whatever size pants you think you have, you’re probably wrong. ESPECIALLY if you shop at Old Navy. Yikes!
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It is especially disappointing to think of the scenarios this implies. Remember how excited you were to fit into a smaller size for the first time in a long time? Maybe you didn’t lose any weight, maybe the pants just got bigger. Or, if you’ve managed to stay in the same pant size for years, maybe you have actually been slowly getting bigger and just didn’t realize.
These days, you just can’t get away from inflation.
Link via John.
Shane Halbach 
As a seamstress, measurement of the garment should be about 1 inch more than waist measurement: It’s called “ease” so H&M is right on. But Old Navy, yikes! For women it is usually the more expensive that measure larger.
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Maybe this has something to do with them being a European brand–more requirements to follow measurement to the letter (and a generally smaller population that doesn’t need as much ego inflation)?
By the way, while I am typing this, google has provided an ad for padded underwear between the post and comments!
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