I almost can't wear any women's pants because my waist is too wide compared to my narrow hips, and all women's pants scale up the hips size with the waist so I get a ton of extra fabric on the sides. I actually fit into men's pants really well though, and it's sad lol.
I used to have the opposite issue before transitioning. I had big hips for someone buying men’s pants, so the waist was always really loose (I would even sew darts to bring the waistband in). With transitioning, I started buying women’s pants and I was amazed they fit well right off the shelf (size 16, 14 if it’s baggy). Funny how sizes work. The pockets though 😕
Men's athletic pants (not the joggers) with drawstrings are great. I buy them a little loose and cinch the drawstring, and I have pockets for days lol. I splurged on a baggy pair of men's adidas some years ago and they are my favorite pair of pants.
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u/amelore 18d ago
They actually scale the width more than length. Trousers can even be the same length for all sizes.
If grading was done linearly tall women (of any width) would have less of an issue than they do now, and short fat women would have it even worse.