The rise of the pants

Every man should know his waist and inseam, in addition to several other important measurements.  If you don’t, learn how to measure yourself, or better yet, get a tailor to do it.  As a well dressed tall man, your tailor is going to be a very important person in your life.

Most tall men are going to begin their shopping at places that carry their waist size, and more importantly for the tall, their inseam length.  Tall men will quickly learn who carries their waist/inseam and who doesn’t.  Those who don’t know where to find pants are going to find out from following this blog. (I hope.)

Once you start shopping at a place that carries your waist/inseam, you’re going to find out that among the pants that come in your size, the fit of the pants will vary immensely, and a big reason the fit varies is due to a measurement called “the rise”.

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