Designer Jean Size Chart

For years, most of my jeans came from Old Navy with all the appropriate, predictable sizes from 0-20 in increments of two. Then I started shopping at thrift stores.

Exciting as it is to find 7 for All Mankind jeans on sale for $10, I couldn’t figure out what a size 29 really meant, or if I could even hope it would fit. And of course at Salvation Army, you don’t usually get the benefit of trying on multiple sizes for the same pair of jeans.

After one two many frustrating incidents – 24 seemed like a large size, but the jeans looked like they could only fit a child!  – I went home and did my research.

It turns out that designer jean sizes are connected to waist size, kind of. And, as is the case with most women’s clothing, actual sizing can vary significantly depending on brand and fit.

Still, I’m hopeful this will ease some of your confusion when jean shopping. Enjoy!

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Written by Jo-Lynne Shane, a professional lifestyle blogger, brand advocate and community manager. Named one of Nielsen’s 50 Most Influential Women in Social Media, Jo-Lynne is best known for her award-winning lifestyle blog, Musings of a Housewife, where she dishes up an assortment of food, fashion, fitness and family travel. She has been featured on Mothering.com, Southern Living Magazine, CNN.com and in Cosmopolitan Magazine. In the local sphere, Jo-Lynne facilitates the vibrant networking group Philly Social Media Moms, providing community, support and education for 200 area bloggers. Jo-Lynne lives and works from home in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband of 17 years, three lively children and one extremely spoiled shih tzu named Savannah.