why does this happen?

[james]

I've got a problem: every time I buy a pair of trousers/jeans, after I wear them for one day, they will get baggy.especially from the legs, but also from my hips, and I need to wear a belt.I understand that trousers get a bit more looser when you wear them, but this is too much. I'm getting really fed buying pants which look and fit badly after the first time I wear them. it's not with a certain label, it's with every label I've tried within the past year.

why does this happen?

 

[Hipkitten]

I know the feeling
I've found that buying "rigid" rather than "stretch" helps. Also, check the fabric content before you buy. And if all else fails - really suck it in while in the dressing room; they'll be tight, but wear them for a day and they'll fit like a glove

BTW: I've noticed some brands just stretch out more than others. Case in point: 7 Jeans

 

[utopia]

ooh I have this problem as well and the worst part is that it doesn't really seem to discriminate according to how much you pay for them. as hipkitten said, I avoid buying jeans with stretch in them, and this has helped some. also if you must have stretch, buying down a size apparently is supposed to help, but I would think it involves 'breaking them in' a little more before you wear them out in public.

 

[Little Star]

Literally buy the smallest pair of jeans you can fit into, if the zip does up - its fine. Within a few wears it will loosen and fit perfectly. As Utopia was getting to, jeans usually stretch one full size. Hope this helps...

 

[SanDiego]

Most materials are going to stretch when they are broken in, You can do like the people used to do back in the day, buy a pair of jeans and sit in the tub with them to make them shrink to fit.
I've found that washing them always makes them smaller again.

 

[pucci_mama]

I have this problem as well

And Im like a size 26 W, and is really hard to find anything smaller, than that.

I usually wash my jeans on 90 degrees, and then in the tumble dryer, that helps a bit

 

[Luna]

When my jeans do that.. sometimes i throw them in the dryer.. and they're back to normal.

 

[impossibleprincess]

yeah me too. I put mine in the dryer, turn it up high so it gets really hot, and bring them out-in my size!!

 

[james]

I don't have a dryer, and my jeans don't have stretch in them...last jeans I bought were REALLY small and tight, but it happened to them too...I'm scared to buy another pair!

 

[MulletProof]

When my jeans do that.. sometimes i throw them in the dryer.. and they're back to normal.

i do that too!

 

[Hipkitten]

I use the dryer trick as well However, for me at least, it only lasts for a bit before they get loose again

 

[Diorling]

When my jeans do that.. sometimes i throw them in the dryer.. and they're back to normal.

Me too.

I had these Guess jeans that would get soo loose then after I washed them they were like leggings, so I had to wear them in the house for a couple of hours to get them to look right...

 

[james]

so, what can I do?it's really weird that every (and I mean every) pair of jeans I've bought during the last year have done the same trick...and since I don't have a dryer, what can I do? do I have to start wearing only knickers or just wear skirts all the time?

 

[Little Star]

Buy them a size smaller!
I guess even if you can't do them up - wear them around the house until they stretch (which they all do).