Fit Guide
Here we go:
Grab a favorite pair of 100% cotton jeans and make sure they’ve been washed & dried (not worn since).
Follow each step in the guide below.
Write down your flat lay measurements.
Use your measurements to shop the current inventory.
Below the guide you will find further tips.
*Note: If you scroll down past the fit guide, there are links to different styles of levi’s — and how they fit…or click here.
Vintage Denim Fit Guide:
WAIST: Fling your jeans out and lay them flat on the ground how they like to lay, don’t pull the waist taut. Measure straight across the back of the waist band. This is your “flat lay” waist measurement. In my listings, you will double this to decide what the “actual” waist is. So in this picture, it’s about 15.25”, so I’d call that 30.
RISE: Button the jeans, measure from the top of the waist band to the intersection at the crotch.
BUM/HIPS: Right under the fly, measure from side to side.
HIP/THIGH: Measure from intersection of crotch and out to the outer seam/edge.
Pro Tips
Measure on a pair of 100% cotton jeans, of which you like the fit — and hope to find a similar fit.
This method doesn’t work based on body measurements. If you don’t have any 100% cotton jeans to measure on, the only answer is to find some. (more on this in my FAQS)
Remember, length can be adjusted, so numbers 1-4 are the most important!
I will show waist, rise and inseam (1,2 & 3) on a white slip on the feature picture of each listing.
PLEASE be sure to look through the photographs in the listing for measurements 4-5. These measurements will ensure that they will fit in your bum/hips/thighs. Note: This is where many go wrong, ignoring the hips/thigh measurements in my listings & solely going off the waist measurement. Some styles (505 & 517 & 646 & 684) run more narrow in the hips and thighs.
Measurement 4 will be the measurement that ensures you can get them over your hips, but also if they’ll be too baggy in the bum. More on that here.
When you are ready to shop, you’ll double the flat lay waist measurement to know which size section to look in.
(examples: measurement #1 is a 14” waist, then that would fall under section 28-29 - and I’d call that an “actual 28”. 14.5” would be an “actual 29”.)I always round down, so 14.25” would be what I call an “actual 28”.
Vintage sizing is inconsistently inconsistent. You much remove any attachment to the tag size — of the vintage jeans and of the modern jeans you wear. More on that here.
Why is it so important to follow carefully? Because all sales are final and I want you to be happy.
If you have questions, please check out my FAQS.
Different Styles
and how they fit