[gmku]

Thought the thread title would keep this open beyond the scope of my immediate problem.

I need some advice about tailoring my jeans. I bought a coupla American Eagle low-rise slim boot cut jeans a few months back. For the first coupla months they fit well--snug in the waist but not too tight. Now after several washings, they seem to have loosened up quite a bit in the waist, so much so that I have to wear a belt with them.

So... Is it worth having them tailored to "snug up" the waist again? As in, taking them to a professional?

Or should I just live with wearing these with a belt and feeling that they're a little loose?

Major dilemma, I know. Hey, I have no life.

I'm putting myself out here, so respond kindly. What do you think?

[pantophobia]

how much does it cost to snug them up?

i have been using a belt for mine, but then again i don't really have a choice since my waist line has been shrinking

[afterthefact]

That's weird, cause usually my jeans do the opposite, where I buy them a little looser because after I wash them the snug up and fit better.

[gmku]

I don't know. I've never had much tailoring done. My wife has sewing machine, and is a fairly good seamstress. But I hate troubling her over something this vain, plus I remember her bitching about how hard it was when she had to sew my daughter's jeans. Denim's tough to sew.

[gmku]

Originally Posted by afterthefact

That's weird, cause usually my jeans do the opposite, where I buy them a little looser because after I wash them the snug up and fit better.

I know. That's what I thought. I haven't lost weight, either. Some denim stretches as it ages, other denim shrinks. Not sure why. I find that most jeans I buy these days either do not shrink at all, or grow.

[nature scene]

use a belt. that way if you get fat you can still wear the jeans.

[gmku]

Ha ha. Yeah, I use a belt now with them, in fact. I'm trying hard not to get fat, though.

[afterthefact]

I suppose it would depend on HOW much they are growing. If it's only a little bit, find a nice belt. If it grows too much though, a belt will just be miserable, cause it will either bunch up the jeans or the jeans will drop down and the belt will be up high still, and you will look ridiculous. If that's the case, take them back and exchange them for a smaller size, then wash those till they fit well.

[gmku]

Yeah, I already called the store about exchanging them and they won't do it, since I don't have the receipt, and since there's nothing really wrong with them. They said stretching denim is considered normal wear and tear.

[girlgun]

wash them warm and dry 'em hot. they should shrink right back up.

jeans stretch during the day and shrink when you wash 'em.

maybe you just lost weight?

[gmku]

laughing out loudness...

I have this belt. I bought it because of its similarity to one I had in the 11th grade in 1971. Which I bought back then because it was like the one on the cover of Sticky Fingers. Here's the current incarnation. It's a cool belt, but because I wear most of my shirts untucked, it's not visible. I can't quite bring myself to do the semi-tucked-in T-shirt look.

 

[gmku]

Originally Posted by girlgun

wash them warm and dry 'em hot. they should shrink right back up.

jeans stretch during the day and shrink when you wash 'em.

maybe you just lost weight?

No, I've actually gained about 5 pounds since I bought them.

Have been drying them hot lately. When I first got them, I air dried them because I didn't want them to shrink. Maybe that's why they're loose now.

[girlgun]

Originally Posted by gmku

No, I've actually gained about 5 pounds since I bought them.

Have been drying them hot lately. When I first got them, I air dried them because I didn't want them to shrink. Maybe that's why they're loose now.

i can't see that being the cause. wash 'em hot too? i wouldn't do it repeatedly though unless you really want them worn out.

[gmku]

Yeah, it's not that big a deal. Probably costs more to tailor them than to buy a new pair. It's weird though, because I can't fit into a size down, but if I buy my size, then...

Okay, I get it. Wear a belt.

[afterthefact]

Originally Posted by gmku

No, I've actually gained about 5 pounds since I bought them.

Have been drying them hot lately. When I first got them, I air dried them because I didn't want them to shrink. Maybe that's why they're loose now.

I think you answered your own question. Put on more weight. Isn't it worth your health to fit into your jeans?

[girlgun]

Originally Posted by gmku

Okay, I get it. Wear a belt.

cinch it up reeeal tight on your waist. it's the new black.

[gmku]

I have to ask, though. Where'd you find that Stones Tongue belt?

[gmku]

Originally Posted by girlgun

cinch it up reeeal tight on your waist. it's the new black.

And pull the jeans up real high, closer to my chest, right? I get it. That would look soooo down home. I'll try it. Will post pix later.

[girlgun]

Originally Posted by gmku

And pull the jeans up real high, closer to my chest, right? I get it. That would look soooo down home. I'll try it. Will post pix later.

i wait with baited breath.

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