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7161 Utility
The original 7161 cut: a higher front rise and an asymmetric leg, roomy and straight.
For a 32″ waist (our default: enter yours). Size 32’s waistband measures 31½″, ½″ under your waist: snug for the first few wears, then the waistband gives and settles right at your waist.
- Maker’s fit name
- Utility Jeans
- Fabric
- 14oz sugarcane-fibre selvedge
- Weight
- 14 oz
- Maker
- Los Angeles, USA
- Shrinkage & finish
- Rinsed; little shrinkage if washed cold and line-dried Hemming and cuffing guide
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Measured profile
at size 32- Rise
- high
- Thigh
- regular
- Taper
- Straight
- Opening
- wide
| TAG | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist | 29½ | 30½ | 31½ | 32½ | 33 | 34½ | 36½ |
| Front rise | 11¼ | 11¾ | 12 | 12¼ | 12¼ | 12½ | 12¾ |
| Back rise | 15½ | 15½ | 16 | 16 | 16½ | 17¼ | 17½ |
| Thigh | 12 | 12½ | 12¾ | 13 | 13¼ | 13¾ | 14 |
| Knee | 9 | 9¼ | 9½ | 9¾ | 10 | 10¼ | 10½ |
| Leg opening | 8½ | 8¾ | 9 | 9¼ | 9½ | 9¾ | 10 |
| Inseam | 32¼ | 32¼ | 32½ | 32¼ | 32¼ | 32½ | 32½ |
Inches; thigh, knee and opening are measured flat. Transcribed from Self Edge (published in inches). Retailers measure differently; confirm with the seller before you buy.
Compare with another model
The Buzz Rickson's WWII Model is longer in the leg (+2½″), higher in the rise (+½″), bigger in the waist (+½″) and roomier in the thigh (+¼″). Both are Straight cuts.
How the WWII Model would fit
- Sits higher on your waist, with more room through the seat and front.
- Longer in the leg: more to cuff or stack.
| 7161 Utilitysize 32 | WWII Modelsize 34 | Diff. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waist | 31½ | 32 | +½″ |
| Front rise | 12 | 12½ | +½″ |
| Back rise | 16 | 15½ | −½″ |
| Thigh | 12¾ | 13 | +¼″ |
| Knee | 9½ | 9¾ | +¼″ |
| Leg opening | 9 | 9¼ | +¼″ |
| Inseam | 32½ | 35 | +2½″ |
Diff. is the WWII Model minus the 7161 Utility. Clear
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Cut close to the 7161 Utility
The nearest matches by rise, thigh, knee and opening at size 32, from any maker.
50's XX
直Straight- Rise
- 12⅛″
- Thigh
- 12⅞″
- Knee
- —
- Hem
- 9″
WWII Model
直Straight- Rise
- 12½″
- Thigh
- 13″
- Knee
- 9¾″
- Hem
- 9¼″
SD-1002
広Wide- Rise
- 12¼″
- Thigh
- 12½″
- Knee
- 9¾″
- Hem
- 9½″
Lot 1001XX
直Straight- Rise
- 11¼″
- Thigh
- 12″
- Knee
- —
- Hem
- 8¼″