Can you tell me more about "pant inseam"?Updated 5 months ago

The pant inseam is technically the measurement from the seam at your "crotch area" (for lack of a better term) down to the bottom of your pants (near your foot/ankle). (NOTE: for reference, your outseam is the term used for the measurement from your top hip down to the bottom of your pants. Some tuxedo rental stores prefer to use "outseam" measurement -- mostly because I don't think they want to put their tape measure near your "goodies" ... :)

When you go to a store and buy a pair of jeans, you normally buy them based on your "waist size" and your "pant inseam". For example, maybe you get your jeans in a 34 waist / 32 inseam ... or maybe a 38 waist / 30 inseam, etc.

With most tuxedos, the pants come "unhemmed"; however, you are given plenty of extra fabric to be on the safe side. For example, you will have 37+ inches of fabric on all tuxedo pants (whether you select a "Short rise inseam ... 27 - 29", "Regular rise inseam ... 30 - 32" or "Long rise inseam ... 33 - 35", etc. In general, think of "rise" associated with height. If you are a short guy, go with the short rise; if you are a regular size guy, go with the regular rise; if you are tall guy, go with the long rise; if you are a really, really tall guy, go with the X-Long rise.

In case you were wondering on why all that extra fabric? Manufacturers provide this extra fabric in case you want to "cuff" your pants; however, it is recommended that you do a "straight hem" with tuxedo trousers, not a cuff.