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dodojojo

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Men who wear jeans
« on: December 06, 2014, 08:55:06 PM »
Would it be reasonable to buy Levi jeans with a 30in inseam for a man who is about 5'6 and has a 33/34 waist size?  My uncle requested the jeans and he's about 60 years old for body shape context.  I asked him about his inseam and he just said it didn't matter because he can always have them hemmed.  He just wants me to focus on the waist size.  I'm ordering them and I've selected 33/30 for W/L.  Should I go with 33/32 to be safe?  For the colors he wants, 31L isn't available.

For further context, he lives in another country and I'm going to visit him.  He and I do not speak the same native language so it's difficult for me to explain inseam length to him.

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2014, 09:01:34 PM »
You made the right call. 32" length will be too long for someone 5'6". That's about my height too, and I buy 30".

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2014, 09:02:23 PM »
I'm 5'11.5" and I wear a 32x32.   I think at 5'6" you'd be fine with a 30" inseam.

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2014, 10:26:11 PM »
Thanks guys.  I haven't seen my uncle in 5 years but I really do not remember (and hope) him having freakishly long legs.

Quick question, when Levi lists jeans with a 30in inseam--does that mean the jeans actually has an inseam of 30in?  Or the man's inseam measurement is 30? 

I have an 29in inseam but my jeans' inseam is 27 (worn low on hips). 

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 07:37:23 AM »
I'm about 5'6" as well and I wear a 30" length as well. Frankly there isn't much lower than that for most commercial options.

For what it's worth here's what Levi's says they use. Mind you it's not like clothes are custom made here. Levi's may be damn fine jeans but they're not custom made just mass produced.
http://www.levi.com/CZ/en_GB/about/size-chart

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2014, 10:46:59 AM »
My H is 5'8" and wears a 30 inch inseam. I think you are good.

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Re: Men who wear jeans
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2014, 06:23:01 AM »
I'm 5'7" on a good day....33/30 is about perfect for me...sometimes i could stand a 29
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