Me too.
Doesn't it suck when a label changes it's standards and suddenly a 30 sags on you? That's one aspect of the disposable income based western economy that really grinds my gears. As soon as a brand becomes marketable, they change their sizing so the fat-ass American public can fit into their product and model their label. Hollister jeans and button-downs used to fit me, but now I swim in their jeans and their shirts come down to my ****ing knees.
Originally posted by Devil King
Me too.Doesn't it suck when a label changes it's standards and suddenly a 30 sags on you? That's one aspect of the disposable income based western economy that really grinds my gears. As soon as a brand becomes marketable, they change their sizing so the fat-ass American public can fit into their product and model their label. Hollister jeans and button-downs used to fit me, but now I swim in their jeans and their shirts come down to my ****ing knees.
Yeah, that actually does really piss me off. The most annoying thing is that I could get the clothes I buy for half the price online, but the sizes are too f*cking unpredictable.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yeah, that actually does really piss me off. The most annoying thing is that I could get the clothes I buy for half the price online, but the sizes are too f*cking unpredictable.
Well, as I can honestly tell you, a handfull of trustworthy tailors are worth far more than any brand you run across. Banana Republic used to fit me; Express used to fit me and Hollister used to fit me. Find a good tailor and just accept that you'll have to mark up the product to consider the enevitable cutter price. Triple Five Soul has proven to be a very good label for me. Their sizes haven't changed and it's current. How long that will last? Depends upon their level of success. I'm sure they'll switch to the American box-cut standards once their label really takes off.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Wonder what Sumo Wrestler's are going to do.
That's also the first thing I wondered. But it won't really be a problem, since they only wear their custom-fitted mawashi and kimono. When I was in Japan, I saw a few in public, and none of them wore a t-shirt & jeans or a suit & tie.
I know most asian men are relatively short but is height mentioned at all in these guidelines?
I'm 5'11" with a 32" waist. I'm average. That's a big difference from being 5'4" with a 32" waist.
I also liked how women's waists are allowed to be larger. So Japan like's the fat girls?
we should do this in America. This country is overrun by fat, lazy people who only want to eat, watch tv, sleep and go to the doctor to treat ailments caused by them being fat and lazy.
Indeed...visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fats are in the unhealthy or risky category for humans. They have been correlated in multiple studies to heart attacks and Type II diabetes.(And other things.)
Reducing the size of one's waist primarily through lypolysis* (fat burning) IF the person as what medical professionals would call "excessive abdominal fat" is a good thing. If Japan is making these people go to the doctor, the doctor can determine whether or not these people fall into the "excessive abdominal fat" category.
DK hit it right on the head when he wrote that the pharmaceutical companies want Americans to stay fat. A lot of people don't realize(or don't want to realize) that some conspiracy theories are true.
My waist is about 33 inches. I have also weighed a steady 207-208 every morning (buck naked) for the last 4 weeks. I could stand to lose about 10 lbs of nothing but fat...but I don't look bad at all right now.
*A decrease in your waist size when the major components are BOTH fat-loss and muscular atrophy is not very healthy. You need a strong core for various and obvious reasons. Just starving yourself could actually cause your bodyfat percentage to increase as muscles "go" quicker when we starve. Fat mobilization seems to be harder than gluconeogenesis for our bodies.