The Size Chart — S to 4XL (Inches)
This is the full chart for The Everyday Trouser, measured from the garment itself. The waist is shown as two numbers — relaxed to comfortably stretched — because the waistband is elastic. If your natural waist falls anywhere inside that range, the size fits you.
| Size | Waist (relaxed) | Waist (max) | Hip | Thigh | Inseam | Outseam | Leg opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 28" | 32" | 40" | 24" | 29" | 39" | 12" |
| M | 30" | 34" | 42" | 25" | 29.5" | 40" | 12.5" |
| L | 32" | 36" | 44" | 26" | 30" | 41" | 13" |
| XL | 34" | 38" | 46" | 27" | 30.5" | 42" | 13.5" |
| 2XL | 36" | 40" | 48" | 28" | 31" | 43" | 14" |
| 3XL | 38" | 42" | 50" | 29" | 31.5" | 44" | 14.5" |
| 4XL | 40" | 44" | 52" | 30" | 32" | 45" | 15" |
All measurements in inches; allow 0.5"–1" variance for manual measuring.
How to Read the Chart
The chart lists six measurements for every size, all in inches: waist, hip, thigh, inseam, outseam and leg opening. The waist appears as a range — M reads 30–34, for example — because the waistband is elastic. The first number is the waistband relaxed, the second is the waistband comfortably stretched. The inseam and outseam are the leg lengths; hip, thigh and leg opening tell you how much room the trouser gives through the seat, upper leg and ankle.
Since each piece is measured by hand, allow a variance of 0.5 to 1 inch on any figure. In practice this rarely changes your size — the 4-inch waist range absorbs it. What matters is knowing your own numbers, which takes about two minutes with a tape.
How to Measure Yourself at Home
You need a soft measuring tape — the darzi kind, not a metal one. If you do not have one, wrap a piece of string around yourself and measure the string against a ruler. Three measurements decide your size:
- Waist: wrap the tape around your waist at navel height, over bare skin or a thin shirt. Keep it snug but not tight, and do not pull your stomach in — you want the number you actually live at.
- Inseam: measure from the crotch seam down the inside of the leg to the ankle bone. The easiest way is to lay a trouser that already fits you well flat on a bed and measure that.
- Thigh: wrap the tape around the widest part of your upper thigh, usually just below the crotch.
No Measuring Tape? Compare a Trouser You Already Own
Plenty of homes have no soft tape, and the steel one from the toolbox will not wrap around a waist honestly. There is a second route, and for many buyers it is the more reliable one: instead of measuring yourself, measure the trouser you already reach for most. Every figure in the chart above was taken from the garment lying flat — so a trouser you own can be compared against it directly, number for number.
Lay it flat on a bed, smooth the waistband out without stretching it, and keep the tape straight rather than following the curve of a seam. Because you are reading a flat garment, the waist, hip and thigh figures have to be doubled before you compare them with the chart. The leg lengths do not.
- Waist: measure straight across the waistband from edge to edge without pulling it, then double the number. Compare that against the waist (relaxed) column — the first figure in each range.
- Hip: measure straight across the widest part of the seat, roughly 8 inches below the waistband, then double it.
- Thigh: measure straight across the leg just below the crotch seam, then double it.
- Inseam: from the crotch seam straight down the inner seam to the hem — this one is not doubled. Ours runs 29 inches on S up to 32 inches on 4XL.
- Length: if that inseam is longer than you need, any darzi will shorten it in a few minutes for very little. Length is easy to lose and impossible to add, so a trouser being slightly long is never a reason to order a smaller size.
Why One Size Covers a 4-Inch Waist Range
A trouser with a rigid, buttoned waistband has to match your waist almost exactly, which is why jeans come in single-inch steps. An elastic waistband works differently: it sits comfortably anywhere within its range and recovers its shape every time, so one size genuinely serves a 4-inch spread. If your waist sits in the middle of a range — say 32 in the M range of 30–34 — you get the most relaxed fit. At the top of the range the waist sits snugger, still comfortable, with the fabric doing the adjusting instead of a belt.
When to Size Up
Because the waistband stretches but the thigh and hip panels are fixed, the safe direction is always up, never down. A sized-up trouser still sits properly at your waist — the elastic takes care of that — but a sized-down one will pull across the thighs. Size up if any of these apply:
- Your waist falls in two ranges. A 34 waist fits both M (30–34) and L (32–36) — take the L. At the very top of M the waistband is at full stretch; in the middle of L it is relaxed.
- You have muscular or heavy thighs. Check the thigh column: if your thigh measurement is within an inch of the chart figure, go one size up.
- You prefer a roomier, airy fit for summer. The elastic waist means the larger size will not slide or need a belt.
- Still torn between two sizes: take the larger one and let the exchange carry the risk. Nothing is paid until the trouser is at your door, and a size swap in the first 7 days is free — the terms are written out on the product page.
Sizing Mistakes We See Every Week in Pakistan
Most exchanges we process trace back to the same few habits, so it is worth naming them. The most common is ordering by shalwar size. A shalwar is cut deliberately loose with a drawstring, so the size that works for your shalwar tells you almost nothing about how a stitched trouser will fit. The second is assuming your jeans size carries over. Jeans sit low on the hips, below your natural waist, and many brands flatter the label — a jean marked 32 often measures 33 or 34 at the actual waistband. Always go by the tape, not the label in your wardrobe.
The third mistake is simply guessing. Two minutes with a measuring tape saves a week of waiting on an exchange. And if you are noticeably tall or short, check the inseam and outseam columns too — waist alone does not tell the whole story.