We know very well that our ancestors were much smaller than we are: in height, not just waistband.
Ms. Thomson's solution: a shaper slip without the kind of elastic waistband that could cause bulges a dance partner might feel.
You can slip it in your pocket, or put it in a silicone sleeve that can be clipped to a waistband or bra.
When I attach it to the waistband of my running shorts, the plastic clip doesn't leave scratches on my skin, as the third-generation Shuffle did.
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Mother helpfully points out that, while Yosef's waist is a medium, the waist of these jeans appears to be size XXXL. The waistband cuts across Yosef's thighs.
Suddenly that itty bitty weight gain has taken you from a slightly tighter fit in your favorite jeans to the point of considering, gasp, an elastic waistband.
Officers recovered a gun from a holster inside Zimmerman's waistband.
Dennis testified that while responding to 911 calls about a disorderly crowd in the area, he spotted the teen reach for his waistband as if he had a gun.
Murtagh said he removed a gun from Barrow's waistband.
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She tucks in one corner of a traditional Indian scarf in the waistband of her skinny jeans and with a piece of Indian jewelry draped across her other hip poses for the camera.
The problem has been addressed by, for instance, the Russian "Pingvin" suit, a simple system comprising a waistband and sets of elasticated cords from the waist over the shoulders and down to the feet.
While he adjusts his apparel, we are treated to a brief (pun unintended) sight of the England captain's pants. (Before you ask, it looked like they were white, but he only showed the waistband).
The department store can discover that your waistband has expanded an inch or so since last year, the airline knows that you usually fly with its main rival, the restaurant remembers that you drink Pinot Grigio.
Initial police accounts said that Madison reached for his waistband and turned on police, but Gaston said Madison did not appear to have a weapon and that he was running away from police "hands out, full speed" when he was shot.
By the time of "Their Satanic Majesties Request, " what his Satanic Majesty would be requesting was a 38-inch waistband, and everyone would have mocked the Stones for having a faintly ludicrous wobble-butt on guitar who was ruining the concept of rock 'n' roll.
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"This whole notion that you'd grant a patent to anyone who adds a seam or two to a waistband is quite problematic, " said Ilse Metchek, the president of the California Fashion Association, a trade group that represents some manufacturers, domestic and international garment suppliers, and others close to the fashion industry.
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Until recently, there was some question whether the enzyme sensor solution would handle the stresses of daily life, so to speak, but these briefs were up to the task -- subjected to a torturous gauntlet of bending and stretching, a treated elastic waistband was still able to adequately measure chemicals as required.
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