Fit & Sizing
The part nobody teaches: reading a brand size chart, knowing your own numbers, and what to do when the two disagree.
Reading the chart
Garment measurements versus body measurements, decoded.
- · Size charts
- · Grading & vanity sizing
- · Metric vs imperial
Your numbers
The five measurements that decide most purchases.
- · Chest & shoulder
- · Rise & inseam
- · Sleeve & height
Making it fit
Tailoring, alterations, and knowing when a piece is a lost cause.
- · What a tailor can fix
- · Cost of alterations
- · When to return
The Fit & Sizing notes
6 pieces in the archivePlus-size ranges vary wildly between brands — here's how to shop by measurement instead of label, and which fit points to prioritize.
Foot length, width, and the time of day you measure: why shoe sizing is less reliable than it looks, and how to get it right when you buy online.
A practical guide to alterations: which fixes are cheap and invisible, which are expensive and risky, and when to return the garment instead.
Petite and tall ranges aren't scaled-up or scaled-down copies — they change specific proportions, and knowing which ones saves a lot of returns.
Waist, hip, thigh, rise, and inseam — the five numbers that decide a pair of jeans, and why the W/L label is only the beginning.
How to read a brand size chart against your own measurements — garment measurements versus body measurements, vanity sizing, and what to do between sizes.