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It doesn't even take that long for them to reach the appropriate size. It took me a couple hours to stretch my most recent pair out to a comfortable size, but it can vary. I don't see investing such a short amount of time as that big a deal, but to each their own.
I never understood this and have never suggested that anybody should do this.
Is that how APC works? I had no idea. Tell me, did you, too, size down three?
I bought some APC NS back in June of this year. At the time my true size was 32, so I sized down to 29 (wanted 30 but they were sold out). Now, in November, I've been working out and gained about 20 lbs since June. The jeans are super tight in the thighs/ass, though they fit the lower leg very nicely. Is there anything I can do to loosen them up in the thighs/ass?
Yea, sell those and buy a new pair since you've gained weight.
For example, in OP's case: A size 32 APC NS measures a 34" waist. Sizing down two alone (30) gets you back to your true waist size (32"). Going down 1 more from that (29) would be a 31" waist. APC stretch at least an inch in the waist, so on paper a size 29 actually seems like it could work for him after a few days to a week of continual wear. Obviously you need to account thigh measurement/etc because jeans that are painted on your thighs and ass but loose in the legs are going to look terrible. I can say from experience that I am a measured size 30" waist, and I wear a size 28 Petit Standard. They were uncomfortable for the first few days, but fit me perfectly now. Granted I have skinny legs (which is why I'm wearing slim tapered jeans) but I would be swimming in my tagged size (30) APC. My size 28 APC PS aren't super skinny on me - for that look I would have had to go down another size, and they would have worked. APC stretches quite a bit. I'm a size 30 waist and I wear a 29 in 3Sixteen because the measured waist of a 30 is 31". All I'm saying is I don't think it is absurd to size down in certain brands. Naked and Famous Skinny Guy has to be bought true to size. Obviously you're not going to size down on a lot of the jeans sold at Self Edge, but even 3sixteen can be sized down 1 size. Sizing down 2 in APC gets you back to your normal waist size, how is sizing down 3 absurd?
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I don't get it, do you wear all your now too small clothes hoping they'll stretch?