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I'd like to get some advice on pants fit here. Before I blabber on, here are some photos.

N.B. I tucked my undershirt into my underpants so that you can see where my natural waistline is.

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So as you can see from the photos, when I'm standing up there is enough room at the waist. In fact the waist actually looks too loose.

But when I sit down, the back drops down a few inches, causing the front to get pulled in and pinch my waist (and you can see my gut spilling over the front). It's bad enough that I will usually have to unbutton my pants or even partly unzip them in order to sit down and eat comfortably.

I play soccer and work out, so my legs are butt have more of an athletic build.

So am I just being too fussy? Is this just how pants work? or is there something I can do to make the fit better the next time I buy pants?
 

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plan your day around activities that don't require sitting down, its a small price to pay for sick fadez

or, get roomier jeans or jeans with a little stretch to them

they look fine though btw
 
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plan your day around activities that don't require sitting down, its a small price to pay for sick fadez

or, get roomier jeans or jeans with a little stretch to them

they look fine though btw


I hear ya. TBH these jeans (Joe's jeans, 32w) are some of the roomier I've tried so far. Getting a stretchier fabric might work. Maybe I could try going up to a size or two and then getting the waist darted in or something. It really is uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time in them though... oh well, whatever...
 

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I'd like to get some advice on pants fit here. Before I blabber on, here are some photos.

N.B. I tucked my undershirt into my underpants so that you can see where my natural waistline is.

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If you want to see more views, click the spoiler link here:
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So as you can see from the photos, when I'm standing up there is enough room at the waist. In fact the waist actually looks too loose.

But when I sit down, the back drops down a few inches, causing the front to get pulled in and pinch my waist (and you can see my gut spilling over the front). It's bad enough that I will usually have to unbutton my pants or even partly unzip them in order to sit down and eat comfortably.

I play soccer and work out, so my legs are butt have more of an athletic build.

So am I just being too fussy? Is this just how pants work? or is there something I can do to make the fit better the next time I buy pants?


did you tuck your t-shirt into your underwear? :rotflmao:

a belt might help keep the back from dropping down, but not much you can do about pinching of the gut aside from losing it.
 

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did you tuck your t-shirt into your underwear? :rotflmao:


Yeah I mentioned that in my original post:

N.B. I tucked my undershirt into my underpants so that you can see where my natural waistline is.


It was either that or post a shirtless picture, and no one wants to see that.


Anyways, yeah the belt is alright for keeping them up when I'm standing, but it just causes it to pinch my stomach even more when I'm sitting. There's just no room for the back of the jeans to go when I sit down. (btw there's not really any gut to loose, my body fat is already low)

I guess the purpose of me posting this was to see if there were some fit problems with my pants, if I needed to find something with a larger rear rise, or buy larger sizes and then get the waist trimmed. It sounds like a stretchier fabric or a looser fit + belt are my options here.
 

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Hello Bro,

I can exactly understand how you feel while sitting in those pants. Why, because I am exactly in the same situation. When standing I feel great but while sitting those same comfortable pants feels super annoying. The crazy thing is we are not even that fat to deserved feeling like this.

I have figured out a way out of this problem, it won't solve it completely but to a good extent (it worked for me). One day I realize that if I support my little belly, that come out especially while sitting, with my one hand so that it is pushed a little a bit up while I am sitting then I feel better. It is then when I remove my hand and my belly starts feeling pinched by waist line of pant. It is something like narrow strip vs broad strip of a heavy school bag. The hand is like broad strip and more comfortable. Without support of hand, it is like narrow strip of a heavy school bag which will put too much pressure (force/area) on your shoulders. But, you cannot keep one of your hand busy with this trivial task all the time. So, solution for this is start wearing undershirts which are a little bit form fitting and comfortable at the same time. I hope when you wear your pants such that undershirt is properly tucked in and then you sit, I am pretty sure you will feel comfortable. The stretchable fabric of undershirt tucked in your pants supports our small protruding belly while sitting like broad strip. It is like the pressure on your belly is more evenly distributed over a bigger area and you do no feel pinching. In addition to that if you sit near the edge of a office chair (vs. occupying whole area of chai) that also helps in comfort of sitting. I hope that is helpful to you. Let me know if that worked for you.
 

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dampen the waist and stretch it out more (there are contraptions to help you do this, look on ebay). then use a belt
 

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I have also been facing EXACT SAME problem for years. I also have an athletic built, with some tummy. I attribute this problem to Low-Rise and Slim-Fit. I almost gave up on finding a jeans that truly "sits at the waist". And since I always needed in-seam alteration, I ended up wasting so much money on different brands and fits. Nothing worked, UNTIL, I found the jeans that truly sit on waist. I would STRONGLY recommend taking a look at WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK and search for WRANGLER TEXAS. Please note that there are many fits within Wrangler Texas as well, and sometimes Wrangler Arizona is also titled as Texas and hence not the fit in question. Specifically look for the word "sits at waist" in either product description or in user reviews. Also note that the shipping from amazon.co.uk to US is not free. But for me it was worth spent the money because FINALLY I got the fit I needed. Now, the letterbox does not open at my back when I sit on a chair or in the car seat. My next expedition is to find an equally good fit for my formal trousers. They call it Obesity Pandemic and Low-Rise and Slim Fit is making this pandemic worse from my perspective, without people even realizing it.
 

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I'd like to get some advice on pants fit here. Before I blabber on, here are some photos.

N.B. I tucked my undershirt into my underpants so that you can see where my natural waistline is.



So as you can see from the photos, when I'm standing up there is enough room at the waist. In fact the waist actually looks too loose.

But when I sit down, the back drops down a few inches, causing the front to get pulled in and pinch my waist (and you can see my gut spilling over the front). It's bad enough that I will usually have to unbutton my pants or even partly unzip them in order to sit down and eat comfortably.

I play soccer and work out, so my legs are butt have more of an athletic build.

So am I just being too fussy? Is this just how pants work? or is there something I can do to make the fit better the next time I buy pants?

Marksman -

Thw first image is troubling: the cut of the jeans is just wrong and not very flattering for your body shape. I don't know what you mean by "my legs are butt", but the butt should never bulge out so ill-fitting as the first image when standing.

The jeans have a low rise - so when you sit, the rear rise, rises up exposed. Builders jeans do the opposite of rise and fall to crescent mooning. A low rise jean, can work, but the butt will bulge unflatteringly unless your jeans have 5% elastane, lycra or spandex to stretch around the butt contour. Spandex might not sound cool for a guy, but it sure fits better than the butt you have shown. It doesn't even look like 'slim fit' nor 'straight fit' ..maybe one of those awful Levi 'regular fit'types which fit 1 million normal people but not me.

The image shows the cut of the jeans is too roomy with baggage at the rear rise: it looks baggy, unfitted - actually - no - misproportioned. I don't know the jeans brand, but I have this problem for proper Paul Smith size jeans - which "fit" but the body proportion looks messed up and only retailoring would really save it. Staying with this jeans manufacturer is doomed.

It doesn't matter how your legs are: you will always need to work out the true hanging waist diameter which varies up to 3 inches depending whether it is a high rise belly button waistline jeans, or sitting on the hips jeans, or even lower - hanging off below the hips like a drop crotch, which requires a belt to string it all together to avoid major embarrassment. The diameter of the waist, in relation to the rise (for a 6ft man, 12 inches is average), then needs to match the thigh diameter just below the rise compared to a good fitting jeans. Then the inside leg and cuff diameter: if you work out these dimensions from your favourite jeans, you can order off the internet and get it right. If it's not too late, return this pair - there are many better fitting jeans available.

Do tell us what make it is (so we can avoid too). I have the same problem with jeans, so I tend to stay with Orslow, Neighborhood and makers with consistent sizing.

Good luck!
 
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I have just signed up here after doing a google search. I hear your predicament. I've experienced the same thing since about 2005. I'm 36 with average build and a very stable weight around 172lbs for the last 10 years. My work involves sitting around a lot wearing a uniform. My trousers want to fall of when I stand but sitting down I have to loosen the belt and some times unbutton the top. In over 10 years I'm yet to find a trouser that works for me. I was once being fitted for a suit at a top suiter and had the remark 'ummmmm, your legs are quite long compared to your torso'. I am a little wide and wear a 38in waste. It probably means nothing but the comment has always made me feel that I'm probably subtly misshaped. I'm also a massive IBS sufferer who gets easily bloated from eating (anything).
 

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I know this is a really old post, but if anyone finds it still looking for an answer, I found one.

Get jeans that are comfortable sitting down & get an elastic braided belt to go with them. The belt will tighten when you stand to keep ypur pants from falling off, but loosen when you sit so its not painful.
 

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I am facing the problem mentioned in the thread.
No problem when standing. However, when I sit, the pant/ trouser/ jeans gets very tight around the waist and it hurts just below the belly button around the waist. This happens especially when I am in car or sitting on a sofa which sinks.
I have started wearing tracks and they do not create any problem. However, i would feel out of place in tracks when I am at work or a formal get together.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
 

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I'd like to get some advice on pants fit here.

Hi marksman,

Thanks for your honesty because you have regrouped people looking for similar answers even several years after.

There's nothing wrong here, culture and fashion have evolved (a change between genders maybe):
  • Long ago men used to wear adequately sized clothes and pants with belts that could be adjusted when sitting (for those having a minimum of belly), while women would wear awfully uncomfortable clothes and corset,
  • Nowadays these would look like grand-father clothes, so we wear slim fit clothes even if it put pressure on our body,
  • While men formal clothes are classic shoes and classic clothes, women suits, pants, and jeans are mostly elastic (stretchy material) that even allow them to wear it easily at high waist, and shoes are often ballerina in the day.
The solution is either deal with it (please don't because you can have digestion health issues), or you could:
  • Use a slim fit pant that is large enough to be comfortable when sitting
  • Use a belt that can easily be adjusted when sitting and standing (Use a Slide Belt - no holes)
  • Wear a Jacket or Blazer if your shirt is inside your pants (needed when your pant has few belt loops)
  • As more offices are becoming lenient today, if you can just:
    • Put your sleeved shirt over your pant (to hide and easily adjust your belt)
    • Sneakers, and casual shirt for more comfort obviously
    • Always wear plain and dark formal colours for respect (unless working at Google styled offices)
Honestly, I always wear plain casual clothes at work (only 15% do the same as me). Your image is not an over-confident person in suit and classic shoes that looks like he knows everything at work, but they still respect your work if it's done.
 
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Hello, this is the original author, looking back on this post now 6 years later. Since then I have found what works for me to have more comfortable jeans:

1) It's obvious now that the jeans in the original photo fit very poorly in the seat (butt, thighs, crotch), and this is what was causing them to pinch when sitting. Nowadays I look for jeans with a longer back rise and more room in the seat. If you have larger butt or thighs you will probably also benefit from looking for this. Sadly it seems more and more brands are reducing the room in the seat for some reason, so you may have to try on a lot of brands to find a good fit.
2) I now only buy jeans with at least 2% elastane / lycra for stretch. Thankfully this is more common now in men's clothing than it was 10 years ago. Interestingly, slim fit jeans are more likely to have stretch than loose fit jeans.
3) I've switched to an adjustable track belt, such as Anson or Slide belt. It allows you to make discreet micro adjustments if you're about to sit for an extended period of time. Although, because of 1 and 2, I don't have to do this very much anymore.

Hope this helps.
 

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