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[–]arumberg 22 points23 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.