Katy and I went to the outlet shops in Aubonne with a mission to get me a new belt. I was super bummed when I was in the Levis shop, because their biggest belt was way too small, and the biggest jeans they had in store were 38s – and I’m not there yet. We looked in a couple of other shops, and the results were depressingly similar. Swiss shops tend to be sized for stick figure people. We tried one last shop, and it well made up for the previous disappointment.
The sales assistant in the Wrangler shop was super nice. First off, they did have bigger sized jeans. I first tried some 48s, but had to go progressively smaller and smaller to get the perfect fit, with ever increasing incredulity at each step. I think the lady was actually happy for me, because she got really into it as well and was really positive at the fitting results.
I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. My jean size went from 48+ inches to 42. Now granted the “before” jeans had always been baggy in the leg but I needed them for the waist. I now have fitting (and fitted) jeans.
Still working on the belt though, but that’s going to come in time – and I’ve punched the 3rd hole in my current belt.