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2. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   Although more common in women's apparel, vanity sizing occurs in men's clothing as well. For example, men's pants are traditionally marked with two numbers, "waist" (waist circumference) and "inseam" (distance from the crotch to the hem of the pant). While the nominal inseam is fairly accurate, the nominal waist may be quite a bit smaller than ...

3. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   In addition to typical girth measurements clothing is also marked to identify which of 5 height bands: X-Short, Short, Medium, Tall, X-Tall, and body types: Slim, Normal, or Full, it is designed to fit.

4. The 9 Best Jeans for Tall Women, Vetted by a 6-Foot-Tall Editor

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   Many brands offer longer lengths at a wide range of price points, and some retailers like Nordstrom even let you search its vast inventory by inseam length. Generally, “tall” jeans have an ...

5. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   In 1958, the National Bureau of Standards invented a new sizing system, based on the hourglass figure and using only the bust size to create an arbitrary standard of sizes ranging from 8 to 38, with an indication for height (short, regular, and tall) and lower-body girth (plus or minus). The resulting commercial standard was not widely popular ...

6. Trousers - Wikipedia

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   The style was introduced by Beau Brummell (1778–1840) [37] [38] [39] and by mid-century had supplanted breeches as fashionable street-wear. [40] At this point, even knee-length pants adopted the open bottoms of trousers (see shorts) and were worn by young boys, for sports, and in tropical

7. Levi Strauss & Co. - Wikipedia

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   Levi Strauss & Co. (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ ˈ s t r aʊ s / LEE-vy STROWSS) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ z / LEE-vyze) brand of denim jeans.It was founded in May 1853 [2] when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business.