Why Your Denim Jeans Look Bad On You.

this is genuinely one of the best videos i've seen to help with fit. great work!

Answer: you lost the genetic lottery

You’re measuring the waist wrong. The entire outer top circumference needs to touch. When the front slouches you get an inaccurate measure

jeans yeah, ok... but do I spy a Grand Seiko Omiwatari? 👀

this is SUCH a well made video!!! fantastic job🙌

Wow. No wonder a lot of guys look like hell in their clothes. Most of them probably don’t wanna work this hard.

Another great video, fantastic editing and story telling

Very informative.

Plain Denim without fades, rips etc is where is at right now. Never goes out of style either.

On what not to wear they fit the waist last and have the person tailor it. I think tailors are key.

The Al Bundy test?

That last comment he made was beautiful, and 100% about

I love it when the algorithm recommends me one of these absurd "fashion" how to channels. I know I am going to be in for a few minutes of laughter both at the content and the comments. This one did not disappoint in either regard although its far from the worst example I have seen. Of course its all just a grift to get you to buy the preposterous hair growth product.

I've run into problems in the past year as I've transitioned away from skinny jeans into straight cut. I opted for Levis's 501s, but my problem has been with the waist sizing. Every other pair of jeans I had before getting the 501s fit perfectly in a 32, but for Levi's a 32 was wayyyyy bigger. When I tried on a size 30, they fit much better in the waist but were very tight in the thigh. I just decided to go with the 32 and make adjustments to them. Now I know what to look out for when getting new jeans. Great video and especially great editing :)

When I try on 32" waist pants, some fit me perfectly, some are too loose, and some are too tight. WTF? Why can't clothing manufactures measure the same? Maybe jeans shrink when washed, but aren't they supposed to be preshrunk (I'm talking to you Levi's)?

I think one of the battles of well-fitting jeans, especially in classic denims, is that we're applying the fit and movement expectations of a wool or cotton smart-casual trouser to a fabric weight and seam construction which was never originally intended to fit that way. It's a case of "style" and "fit" becoming conflated on a garment type that wasn't historically originally designed to fit, fall, or move in the same way as we now want it to

Clothes can fit you great, but it doesn’t mean they’re right for your body type.

This was great! No lie, I’ve probably donated $800 worth of jeans this year because they don’t fit as good as two pairs I purchased two years ago. I’m still searching for the right fit and this gave me a better idea of what to look for.

I was today years old when I found out my fav pair of jeans is technically too tight. Oh well my fat ass is gonna keep wearin em

Brilliant video

Belly owners need another video on this

Depoppers are the worsed, chancers I have ever dealt with 😂😂😂

Michael taking his fashion cues from 5 year old me at the weekly cub scouts meeting

I recently noticed this advice, and my jeans have been fitting much better than before. that is to say, diff fit + correct size and less tight tensioned slims. However, the issue I run into now is that with these... "barely hugging me fits / waist" they will sag ever soooo slightly, therefore making the whole pant lose its shape holding and mroe like a droopy pant in butt / crouch. not like terrible, but just not how when its on the waist. but If i size down 1 on this straight fit to be correct on the waist, then boom, there goes the tightness on the hips... its a struggle. a thing.

i wear slim fit cowboy cut jeans they make my ass look so nice and fat

great content love you levis collection

I started wearing the Shrink-to-fit 501's from Levis during college - I still have my first pair which are over 10 years old now. I bought two more pairs about 3 years ago now but I've only developed one of them, the other sits untouched in my drawer till I need them. I've found the right way to make them work me - once they're broken in and shrink up a bit they fit GREAT. I am just under 6'2'' with long legs. I get the 33'' waist and 36'' length so I can cuff. They're a bit short w/ the cuff (about 1.5'' cuff) but a big part of how jeans will fit/look is dependent on the shoes you're wearing with them. When I wear some Chuck 70 hightops they look great, my 8'' leather boots, Clarks Desert boots. If I wear my Adidas Gazelle's or low top chuck 70's... IMO, they look funny. Michael's video about fit from a couple years back (carrot fit) is also really good.

I’ve constantly had fit issues for the last couple years purely because of my thighs, but my feet are generally on the smaller end of the spectrum and as a result my ankles too. So usually even if I find a pair that fits in both thighs and waist, which is rare, they then feel too baggy around the ankles. I might just resign myself to going and getting all my jeans tailored in the future

I only shop Levi's because they got my fit to a tee. But I'm thinking about buying Japanese selvedge denim in the future

I have bought a pair of Edwin jeans, and now just watched your video 😂 I check using the hand methods and its all good. A question tho, 100% cotton jeans or blends? Is it a measure of quality? any advantages or disadvantages?

for the last several years, I have the habit of trying on 2 to 3 pairs of the same size jeans. I have noticed that even though they are the same size, for example 34x32, each one will fit me differently. After trying them on, I purchase the one that fits the best. I have this issue with Levi's and Lucky Jeans. I have Levi's that are the same style, but different colors and they fit completely different. For example, I wear Levi's 541s, the darker color I wear a 36x30, if it's the lighter blue, I have to wear a 34x30. Drives me crazy.

90% of the time jeans are unnecessary and tacky

I discovered your channel via Rose Anvil and you are doing some cool stuff, thanks. My cop-out jean buying method is to find one brand and size that fits, in my case that's Levi's 501s, 32W 36L, and just wear those for the rest of your life. And ALWAYS wear a belt, we're not animals. I agree, manufacturers' tolerances can be a problem. I once bought two pairs of Levi's online with the same 32W 36L size and one pair was an inch shorter than the other. My local Levi's store changed them without an argument but I'd say the quality control isn't what used to be.

Haha, nice! I used to work at a Levi's store, and all these old men would come in and say "I have always been a 34 waist in Levi's since the 50's, so I'm not going to bother trying on these 514s..." Made my job so much harder. Then, inevitably, they would complain that a new pair of Levi's cost more than $11.99, and that they were distressed to the point of "it looks like someone else has already been wearing these...are you trying to scam me??"
I get where they're coming from, but boy, how do you explain to the Greatest Generation that you now have to pay a premium price for jeans that they would have thrown away long ago... reminds me of US healthcare for some reason 🫢

Love your watch by the way.

After a lifetime of ill fitting jeans I found my perfect style: slim fit. I went all in and sunk a lot of money in slim fit denim in all the seasonal colors. Life was good. Then one day I made the fateful decision to start "hitting the gym" and made a point of "not skipping leg day". Fast forward one year and now my coworkers are accusing me of wearing skinny jeans. I wanna scream but you just gotta laugh at the tragedy. I used to wonder about the gym bros and their ridiculous looking skinny jeans but now I get it. They're victims of their own success. There's no way I'm re-buying all that stuff; not in this economy. Sigh... you just can't win sometimes 😐

The last point sends it home—jeans are really all about making your ass look good.

Then add a inside the wristband firearm. Yea... i haven't figured it out

Turns out a tailor was always the right answer after all

question any news on the mammoth jacket?

Button the waist wrap the pants waistband around your neck. Remember that distance. Do that when you're getting new ones from any manufacturer. Works for me. 🍻CHEERS

When you put on your pants after washing and they fit perfect…you’re good.

The biggest problem I have is the crotch area. Yeah, that's embarrassing. The fabric around the fly will crimp or fold inward instead of lying flat. I have found this to be mitigated by correcting the rise of the pants. Unfortunately, it can be expensive because the rise is really two measurements: the (1)front and (2)back rise.

Do you think its possible to just rock varying fits of jeans instead of going the same exact dimension in each area across varying styles?

Like sometimes I enjoy having a slimmer silhouette and sometimes I enjoy a looser drape, But rarely do I enjoy the same style in differing cloth.

Juicy hair Mikey, juicy hair!
Love all your videos man.

This is very informative, thanks mr. Snail.

The end of the video feels it’s not finished

A man with a muscular physique can wear skin-tight jeans and will look great in them ! 😊

I learned today that, apparently somewhere out in this wide world, there are jeans with Velcro (hook and loops for all the copyright lawyers viewing) flys. Wild!