Jean Size Chart & Converter | Width + Length | How to

This guide helps you find your jeans size, unraveling the complexities tied to both women’s and men’s jeans sizes.

Cracking the code for jeans sizes

Please note: There are no less than three different sizing systems for jeans in the US:

1. The most common method of sizing combines waist width (W) and leg length (L), expressed in inches and in that order, e.g., 32×30. W = waist width = waist circumference; L = leg length = length of inner leg/inseam.
2. International sizing, also known as Alpha or letter sizing, which usually runs from XS (extra small) to XL (extra large).
3. For women only: US standard sizing or misses sizing, is rendered as one single number, such as that perfect size 6.

• Women’s Jeans Sizes
• Kids’ Jeans Sizes

Jeans Size Charts for Men

In this conversion chart, you will find a broad spectrum of jeans sizes for men. The average size worn by most men in the US is a 36×32.

Men’s Jeans Size Length (Inseam)

This chart is about finding your right jeans’ length according to your body height. What length of jeans should a 6-foot tall man wear? The answer is: jeans’ length should be 34” inseam length.

Jean Size Chart for Women

This chart boasts a gamut of jeans sizes for women. Measure your size, then check which jeans size corresponds to your measurements. The average woman wears a jeans size of 34×30.

Women’s Jeans Size Length (Inseam)

What size jeans should I wear for my height? Find out the perfect length for your jeans with this jeans’ length guide by height.

Kids’ Jean Size Chart

What does the abbreviation W/L for jeans mean?

Regarding the W/L size, W stands for waist width (W = width) and L stands for leg length (L = length). Each pants size that is labeled in inches includes these two figures, and in that order. For example, if you wear a jeans size 36/32, the number 36 means that you have a waist width of 36 inches. The number 32 then corresponds to a leg length of 32 inches.

Jeans Cuts and Fits and what they mean for your size

1. Fit:
   • Skinny: Fits extremely close, “painted on”.
   • Slim: Tight but not as narrow as skinny.
   • Regular: Traditional, leaves 2″-3″ slack, also “classic” or “original fit”.
   • Relaxed: Baggiest width, also “loose fit” or “boyfriend jeans”.
2. Cut:
   • Tapered: Gradually tightens from knee to ankle.
   • Straight: Equal knee and leg opening size.
   • Bootcut: Larger leg opening than knee.
   • Capri: Tighter than tapered, three-quarter-length.
   • Flares: Widens into bell shape.

Find women’s jeans cuts here.

How to Measure Jeans Size

Here’s how you can easily measure your own jeans size at home. Either of these two simple and reliable methods will yield your accurate jeans size, that is, waist width and leg length:

1. Measure body: With a level measuring tape, measure your waist for regular pants, or widest part of lower body for low-rise pants. Measure inner leg length from crotch to ankle or desired length. Adjust if you wear heels or want jeans to reach shoes/ankle.
2. Measure jeans: Pick well-fitting jeans, lay flat, and measure waistband in inches, then double it. Measure inner seam from crotch to bottom corner of pant leg. The jeans size is the combination of these two measurements (waist/length).

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