Clothing Hacks

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Clothing Hacks
Tweet Topic Started: Feb 4 2016, 02:40 PM (177 Views)
George K	Feb 4 2016, 02:40 PM Post #1
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	When I was a kid, we'd go buy clothes, and my parents would be able to tell if the slacks or socks I selected would fit. Grab the cuffs, one in each hand, and extend your arms. If the crotch of the pants came up to your chin, the length would be about right. For socks, make a fist, and wrap the sock around your fist. If the toe and heel meet, the sock will fit. And here's one I hadn't seen:
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Aqua Letifer	Feb 5 2016, 10:29 AM Post #2
ZOOOOOM! Posts: 45,902 Group: Members Member #262 Joined: September 22, 2005	George K Feb 4 2016, 02:40 PM When I was a kid, we'd go buy clothes, and my parents would be able to tell if the slacks or socks I selected would fit. Grab the cuffs, one in each hand, and extend your arms. If the crotch of the pants came up to your chin, the length would be about right. For socks, make a fist, and wrap the sock around your fist. If the toe and heel meet, the sock will fit. My folks had a lot of those rules, too. I asked why not just eyeball it? If you already know your size you should be able to get a feel for how the thing would hang just by holding it up. They thought that was the most preposterous thing. I'd say that I've been eyeballing it ever since college, but even that's not true anymore; I roll the dice with buying things online. Two total screwups so far.
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