Never alter the waist on denim?

[danyllau]

For wutever reason, do you ever alter ur waist size on a pair of jeans (most likely smaller haha)?

I have a bad purchase, and wonder if i should

 

[sho'nuff]

my concern with altering waist on denim is , the cinching up will alter the whole look of the cut around your hips and butt.
that is just one of the reasons why you buy a certain brand name.and it defeats the purpose if that happens.

 

[somatoform]

I don't know, up to 2 inches on washed jeans seems perfectly alright. Did this with a pair of Diesels years back and it was perfect.

On raw, I'm not sure. Maybe tailors have a hard time working with stiff denim that hasn't been washed yet, but my APC's didn't work well. Then again, I tried to take them in way too much--almost 4 inches.

One of the consequences of this was with the rise remaining the same but the waist shrinking, the fit was awkward.

Ended up selling them at a huge loss.

 

[danyllau]

I am contemplating on doing 1.5 inch off the waist of just a Diseal viker i happen to scoop up. If **** goes wrong, i guess i won't be too heartbroken.

 

[Bam!ChairDance]

If you have the waist darted so that no fabric has been cut, the repair can be reversed. So no need for broken hearts. It's also a good idea to have the tailor examine the pants as you wear them-- this is infinitely better than requesting that an arbitrary length be shortened.