Trouser measurement leaves roomo for shirt?

My waist size is a 38 in jeans. I almost always have to get slacks in a 40 for a proper fit. The seller is telling you that the slacks were originally a 40 waist. They were altered to fit someone with a 34 inch waist, which would make this garment a 36 to ensure a proper fit. The whole 1"- 2" rule for tucking your shirt in is nonsense. Slacks just fit tighter than jeans. Hope this helps.

 

Yes, typically tailored clothing, trousers included, will be larger than the numerical size. But different manufacturers have different practices and it can vary widely. One maker's trousers may be one inch, another 2 1/4". And it's also not unusual to find items from the same maker in the same size that fit differently.

Of course, if the trousers have had to be taken in 4", you don't want them anyway. Or at least, I wouldn't. They're not going to look right, and if a tailor does take that much in, they'll often remove cloth as well.

 

Four inches off the waist? Do the pants look ok in the front? That's a lot to lose without causing the rest of the fabric to bunch up, I'd think...

 

I don't see how it's possible to take in trousers that much. Could the trousers be from a suit? Trousers from a size 40 suit are a size 34 but labelled "40" because they are part of the suit. With vanity sizing or with a low rise they could measure 36".

 

Unless they recut the pants the pockets are going to be pulled around crazy! It seems like the Italians always label their trousers that way. I have a few American made suits - I need to look and see but I don't recall seeing it that way on US sized garments.

 

With regard to the OP question - I don't think you need 2 inches - more like 1/2.