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Sort of a naive take but it seems like you could mandate objective measurements on clothing like we have ingredient lists on food.
Even in men's sizes where the waist is explicitly stated in a numerical measurement. And the manufacturers still manager to fuck it up!
I may be an outlet cause I'm 6'6 ~265 lbs., but I certain brands I know 34 inch waist will be fine, but most others are a complete crap shoot.
That’s because most companies cut the patterns out in bulk, so given how fabric wiggles you end up with an inch or two of variance across the group.