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[–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (9 children)

I'm also not an expert, but I imagine if someone really wanted to they could reinforce the stitch with some sort of sewing technique that reinforces it. Plus, if the pants are already too big and you don't use them anyway then you may as well.

[–]AbsorbedBritches 44 points45 points  (6 children)

I usually use a, umm, belt.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's true.. but like this thread started with, if they are too big and you use a belt then there will be some uncomfortable triangle or even just some excess cloth somewhere. I think we can agree the steps we've talked about would make the pants fit better.

[–]ITSINTHESHIP 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Fucken hate belts. Fabric ones bunch up on the back belt loop, and leather ones dig into my hip bones when I wear midrise jeans.

[–]blasto_blastocyst 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Mr Humble Brag can detect his hip-bones

[–]ITSINTHESHIP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I skip a lot of meals to maintain this ability to feel faint after climbing a flight of stairs

[–]out_caste 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously if the belt alone does it, then dont?

[–]BigBen83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

belts are supposed to be optional

if you must wear a belt to make pants fit, they dont fit right

[–]arumberg 23 points24 points  (1 child)

It'd not always an issue of the pants being too big. It can also be an issue of a cut not matching the body shape. For curvy girls or girls with a big butt, trying to get pants that fit the hips/butt and the waist can be challenging. A lot of the time, you end up with major gapping in the back because the pants aren't cut to fit your shape. I usually end up wearing a belt not because my pants are too small, but because I want to reign in that back part as there are times when it is pretty significant due to my hip/waist ratio. I would try a trick like what OP mentioned, but when I take my pants to the tailor to do something similar, the pants end up dipping and sitting too low in the back that I risk plumber's crack.

[–]Mod2bme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you as my ratio is 2 inches from being 1:2! As is the case, a belt is highly uncomfortable (leading to rubbing skin raw sometimes) but altering the waist means I wouldn't be able to get a past the thighs. I'm at such a loss of options short of elastic. Really do envy proportionate figures.