# Guys pants vs. Girls pants **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 15, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256 "2004-04-15T23:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/21 "2004-04-17T17:33:12Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > Who wears a 36" inseam? I’m 6 feet tall and I wear a 32! If I could find them, I would. Then again, at 6’5", It shouldn’t be all that surprising. A 34" inseam is a wee bit on the short side for me, but since I can never find anything any longer, it is what I make due with. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/22 "2004-04-17T17:48:03Z")
I’m 6’5" and haven’t had too much trouble finding 36 inch inseam Levi’s and Wranglers. I always pick up 1 or 2 pair everytime I’m in the US since they’re less than half the price I’d pay in the UK. Back in the day before pre-washed jeans, I used to get them with a 38 inseam so they would shrink up to 36. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/23 "2004-04-17T18:21:23Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > The wacky thing that I’ve found about men’s pants is that it’s apparently easier to find short lengths to fit if you have a huge waist. I’m a 32 waist and 29/30 inch inseam and I’ll often have trouble finding 32 inch waists with short lengths. But there will be dozens of 40 inch waists with 30 inch inseams on the rack. I don’t get it. I was shopping for my boyfriend last month and found the same thing, \*\*Finagle.\*\*Lots of 40s, no 34s. Is there really an abundance of hefty guys with short legs, or is it more because heavy men tend to wear their pants slung low, under their bellies? ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/24 "2004-04-17T18:58:16Z")
> [@modro](#): > > If I could find them, I would. Then again, at 6’5", It shouldn’t be all that surprising. A 34" inseam is a wee bit on the short side for me, but since I can never find anything any longer, it is what I make due with. Try the J C Penny Tall & Big Men catalog. > [@](#): > > Who wears a 36" inseam? All real cowboys wear 36" to cover their boot’s top while in the saddle. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/25 "2004-04-17T22:24:13Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > Who wears a 36" inseam? I’m 6 feet tall and I wear a 32! a-hem, see my earlier post … ---
**Author:** ![Mercury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/26 "2004-04-18T00:37:06Z")
Women’s sizes frequently come in either odd **or** even numbers, starting at 0. Some store in the US, like Express and the Limited, have both (1, 2, 3, 4, etc), and in some places you can find 00. Also, some women’s jeans come in the “normal” sizing, with length and inseam. My favourites are Silver jeans, which come with a waist size, but no variation on inseam sizes. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256/27 "2004-04-18T02:04:28Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > I was shopping for my boyfriend last month and found the same thing, \*\*Finagle.\*\*Lots of 40s, no 34s. Is there really an abundance of hefty guys with short legs, or is it more because heavy men tend to wear their pants slung low, under their bellies? I’ve seen the same thing when shopping for my size jeans and I’m pretty averaged size (5’10", 195lbs). My first thought was “Jeezus, don’t any regular sized men shop here?” and then my second thought was “I think all the regular sized men DID shop here. Right before I dropped in.” In other words, that huge stack of jeans in weird sizes isn’t there because that’s all they carry, it’s because the sizes worn by 99% of people get bought up really fast and the rest is what’s left over. Ever since I figured out what size and style fits me I just order 'em online and save a bundle. And never have to worry abou them being out of stock. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-pants-vs-girls-pants/240256.md?page=1)