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Find Your Fit!

Belt sizing is tricky - do NOT order your pants/jeans size. View guidelines below.

Use our recommended size chart

  • If you prefer to wear belts high or snug; lean towards a smaller size. If you usually wear belts low or loose, lean towards a larger size. 
  • Quick Trick: Women: Add four #s to your usual jeans size. Men: Add two. If you land on an odd number or are between sizes, size up.
Loading image: Table of jeans and pant sizes and how they compare to the recommended Old Stud belt size Table of jeans and pant sizes and how they compare to the recommended Old Stud belt size

Measure pants on your body

  • Put on a favorite pair of jeans.
  • Thread a soft tape measure or string through the belt loops to your closure (like a belt) and measure in inches. If you get an odd number, round up. If you get an even number, use that size.
  • Keep in mind: Pants at your waist measure differently than hips - mirror where you want your new belt to sit. 

Other ways to measure

Measure an existing belt
Suggestions from our team!

Betsy (woman - smaller waist, larger hips): “I wear a 26-28 in jeans and a 4/6 pants. I mostly wear a 32 belt, but have a 34 as well for my looser, low-rise jeans. They both fit, the only difference is which hole I use. I also have one size 30 for fancier dresses and wear my tie belt (style 019) with casual dresses all the time…and I always get compliments.”

Claire (woman): “I have ‘no waist’. I usually wear a size 8-10 in women’s pants (or stretchy jeans). And I always buy a 34 in the belts.”

Penelope (woman): “I’m usually a size 8 or 10 in pants, and I’m tall. I’d say my waist is normal proportion to my body, and I find the size 36 fits me perfectly.” 

Gerry (man): I’m usually a size 32 or 33 pants. I wear a size 36 belt, as I like having enough “tail” when I fasten it. 

Alan (man): “I’ve quickly gone from a casual belt wearer to someone who wears my Old Stud belts every single day. I’m usually a 32 in pants and my belt are size 34. The size is perfect.”

Callie (woman): “I’m usually a 10 or 12 in women’s pants, but I’m more of a square shape. The 36 belt fit me perfectly and allowed me to use different holes for different pants. I also like to wrap the long tie belt - Style 020 - through my jeans or over a coat.”

Joseph (man): “I wear belts way low, under my stomach - and I wear a size XXX

Jay (man): “I’m usually a size 32 in jeans, but I like wearing my pants low and my belts big, so I mostly wear size 36 belts.”

Cuff Sizing

  • Our cuffs are all unisex and have at least two sets of holes for adjustment points.
  • For most accurate sizing, wrap a string around your wrist and hold it against a ruler or tape measure to get wrist circumference. Pair that number with the below.
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