Adjusting trouser waist width
You already own LE CHEMISEUR® trousers and would like to adjust the waist? This page is for you.
We define the waistband as measured flat on the finished product.
If you want to increase 🔄 4 cm on the hip circumference, add ↔️ 2 cm to the waistband width.
If you adjust the waist after weight loss or gain, you will generally need to adjust the hips by roughly the same amount; otherwise, the trousers may become distorted.
Choose the larger one—a belt is a handsome accessory and easily compensates for 1 or 2 cm too much.
Best practice
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⚠️ Adjust by half circumference
We define the waistband as measured flat on the finished product.
If you want to increase 🔄 4 cm on the hip circumference, add ↔️ 2 cm to the waistband width.
🔁 Also adjust the hips when you adjust the waist
If you adjust the waist after weight loss or gain, you will generally need to adjust the hips by roughly the same amount; otherwise, the trousers may become distorted.
🪀 You hesitate between two sizes or your weight fluctuates
Choose the larger one—a belt is a handsome accessory and easily compensates for 1 or 2 cm too much.
Measuring the waist width on trousers
Updated on: 12/06/2025