Reposting from /b/ because the extra speed wasn't as helpful as I thought it would be.
I'm buying long pants (jeans, specifically) for the first time in years right now. I direct an hour this morning reading about breaks and fits and such, so I know what in theory to look for. But the problem is, the shortest length I've seen so far has been 30". This is over 3 stores and a lot of brands none of either being big/tall, so I'm pretty sure that 30" is a normal length to be.
But when I tried on 30"L pants (specifically levi's regular tapered fit), it had 2 or 3 full breaks, and was baggy all the way down, wearing them high and low. And it's not like I'm a manlet or anything, I'm ~6' - 6'1". So I started looking for slim fits to see if that would help, but I haven't found any yet. The closest I've found So far was skinny, but the largest waists size they had was 34" and I'm a 38" fat ass.
What the fuck is going on? I'm gonna go back to looking for slim fits after I post this, but I need to know if there's done intrinsic weirdness about my body that means I'll just have to get them tailored regardless.
>pic related is me in the levis
Also I just had a room mate check the measurements on some dress pants I bought two months ago for an event, which had no breaks with my dress shoes, and they said they're 40"W 30"L. Why would they have no breaks while these jeans have so many?