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# Adjusting trouser waist width

You already own LE CHEMISEUR® trousers and would like to adjust the waist? This page is for you.

## Best practice

![The waist width of the trousers should keep them in place while remaining comfortable, even when seated.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/a/9/d/4/a9d4b288cac14800/bd24d0e3-8b03-480c-a3d6-1152aa_iy0ag8.jpeg)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/8/d/f/9/8df9d4849347b000/bc475ec0-70af-40e3-83b6-360896_1cc3mzz.png)


## LE CHEMISEUR® tips

### ⚠️ 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

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/6/7/9/b679222106f5d800/a23ed0fd-54dc-416f-91b2-d09612_1qg5poy.png)

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

![Lay the trousers flat with the button closed and measure the width on the inside of the waistband (not the outer edge).](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/1/7/b/317bdbdbe94afc00/cbe5f3c8-fdbd-4a32-b1ee-174f10_cokmou.jpeg =600x300)