What Is Sizing Like at Who Decides War?

By Ella Blake — Fashion Stylist | Tellar Fashion Hub — Always honest, unbiased, & unsponsored

Who Decides War sizing runs oversized as a deliberate design choice — particularly across hoodies, sweatshirts, and outerwear — so if you’re shopping their ready-to-wear for the first time, you’ll almost certainly want to size down. Their denim is a different story and uses US waist measurements (28–40), which I’ll break down fully below.

I’ll be upfront: Who Decides War is not a straightforward sizing brand. The New York label, co-founded by Everard Best (known as Ev Bravado) and Téla D’Amore, approaches garment construction the way a fine artist approaches a canvas. Each piece is hand-distressed, embroidered, multi-phase dyed, and assembled with what can only be described as obsessive attention to craft. That means sizing can shift subtly between collections, drops, and even individual pieces. It’s also worth knowing that much of the clothing is unisex by design — so if you’re a woman shopping the men’s pieces (which many people do), the oversized proportions are part of the intention, not a mistake.

About the Brand

Founded in New York around 2018 (with roots going back further under Ev Bravado’s earlier labels), Who Decides War has rapidly become one of the most talked-about names in luxury streetwear. Their signature? Intricately distressed denim with stained-glass appliqué motifs, deconstructed jackets, embroidered hoodies, and a visual language rooted in both street culture and fine art. They’ve collaborated with Nike and count Playboi Carti among their fans. In the UK, you can find them at Selfridges, SSENSE, and Farfetch. Prices are firmly in the luxury tier — jeans regularly sit above £700 — so getting the size right first time really does matter.

Who Decides War Clothing Size Conversion Table

For ready-to-wear pieces (tops, hoodies, sweatshirts, outerwear), Who Decides War uses standard US sizing which maps to UK as follows:

WDW LABEL SIZEUK SIZEUS SIZEEU SIZEFIT NOTEXXS4–60–232–34Very small — rarely stockedXS6–82–434–36Size down from your usual UK 8–10S8–104–636–38Good for UK 10–12 wanting an oversized feelM10–126–838–40Roomy — size down for a cleaner fitL12–148–1040–42Intentionally generous silhouetteXL14–1610–1242–44Very oversized — size down unless layering heavilyXXL16–1812–1444–46Statement oversized fit

Who Decides War Denim — Waist Size Guide

Denim is the heart of the brand and it’s sized differently to the ready-to-wear. Jeans are sold in US waist measurements (inches), ranging from 28 to 40. Here’s how that translates:

WDW WAIST (INCHES)UK DRESS SIZE (APPROX)EU SIZE (APPROX)WAIST (CM)28UK 8–1036–3871 cm30UK 10–1238–4076 cm32UK 12–1440–4281 cm34UK 14–1642–4486 cm36UK 16–1844–4691 cm

Always measure your actual waist in inches and go from there — WDW denim is not forgiving if you guess. The fit is typically straight to relaxed, not skinny.

Fit Breakdown by Garment

The brand covers a wide range of pieces now, so here’s my garment-by-garment breakdown:

Hoodies and sweatshirts: These are the pieces most people get wrong. They run significantly large — one reviewer ordered the pink sweatpants and was genuinely shocked by how enormous they arrived. For hoodies, I’d say size down by at least one, possibly two sizes if you want anything other than a completely swamped silhouette. That said, if the oversized streetwear look is what you’re going for, your normal size delivers it perfectly.
T-shirts and shirting: Still relaxed, but less dramatically so than the knitwear. Sizing down by one tends to work well for most body types.
Denim jeans: The fit is straight to slightly relaxed rather than skinny. Measure your waist in inches and buy accordingly — this is where the brand is most consistent and predictable. The leg length tends to be generous.
Outerwear (jackets, coats): These are designed with a deliberately generous, drop-shoulder silhouette. If you want shape, size down. If you want that iconic, lived-in, boxy streetwear look, go true to size.
Sweatpants and trousers: Run very large indeed. Multiple reviewers have flagged this one. Size down by at least one, and check the waist measurement carefully before buying.
Dresses and skirts (women’s line): The women’s specific line does tend to be cut closer to standard sizing, but it varies drop to drop. Always check the individual product page measurements if available.

The Inconsistency Issue — What You Need to Know

This is the thing I always flag to clients before they buy Who Decides War: sizing is not perfectly consistent across collections. Because each piece is essentially hand-crafted to varying degrees — hand-dyed, distressed, embroidered — there’s natural variation built into the process. A size M in the FW24 collection may fit slightly differently to a size M in SS25. It’s not a flaw so much as a feature of the brand’s artisanal approach, but it does mean that going purely by your usual size across every drop isn’t always reliable.

My honest advice: always measure yourself (bust, waist, hips) and cross-reference against the specific product page measurements rather than relying on the size label alone. The Tellar Store Size Lookup matches your exact measurements to the brand’s data, which removes the guesswork entirely — genuinely useful when you’re spending this kind of money.

My Stylist Verdict

Who Decides War is one of those brands where the sizing almost has to be understood as part of the aesthetic. These are not garments designed to skim your body in a conventional way — they’re designed to make a statement, tell a story, and wear like wearable art. So the oversize isn’t accidental, and once you understand that, buying becomes much more intuitive. Know what look you want before you buy, then size accordingly. For a tailored, street-luxe feel: size down. For the full, louche, oversized WDW silhouette: go with your usual size or even up.

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Love the Look? Here’s Where Else to Shop

Who Decides War sits firmly in the luxury bracket, but that aesthetic — the distressed denim, the bold graphic energy, the beautifully crafted streetwear — doesn’t have to cost a fortune to approximate. Here’s where I’d point my clients at every budget:

High Street Picks

ASOS — Hands down the best high street destination for a WDW-adjacent wardrobe. Their denim range is vast, and they regularly stock distressed, patchwork and heavily detailed pieces. Also an excellent source for oversized hoodies and streetwear silhouettes across multiple brands in one place.
Zara — Consistently strong on the street-luxe denim moment. Zara’s art-director eye means their embroidered and patched pieces punch well above their price point, and their oversized shirting and outerwear regularly feel genuinely designer-adjacent.
Urban Outfitters — The most natural high street home for this aesthetic. They stock both own-brand and third-party labels that genuinely speak the same visual language as WDW — the graphic tees, the relaxed denim, the slightly raw, DIY-meets-couture energy.
All Saints — For the outerwear and leather jacket element of the WDW wardrobe, All Saints is unbeatable on the high street. Their distressed, worn-in aesthetic is a genuine stylistic cousin to what Ev Bravado is doing at a luxury level.
Levi’s — If the WDW denim is out of budget (and at £700+ a pair, for most of us it is), Levi’s is still the most reliable way to get quality, straight-leg, hardwearing denim with genuine heritage. Their vintage and reworked lines edge closest to the WDW spirit.
H&M — Their Divided and premium lines regularly drop graphic and abstract print pieces that speak to the same cultural references as WDW, at a fraction of the price. Worth keeping an eye on for seasonal drops.
Calvin Klein — For the cleaner, more understated side of the WDW aesthetic — the boxy tees, the relaxed denim, the minimalist hoodies — Calvin Klein is a natural step-down that still carries real credibility.
Abercrombie & Fitch — Their recent reinvention has brought some genuinely strong denim and oversized outerwear that sits well in a streetwear-influenced wardrobe. Better than most people expect right now.

Premium Picks

Hugo Boss — For the tailored, structured side of the WDW wardrobe. Hugo Boss’s recent streetwear-influenced collections have been strong, particularly their outerwear and suiting that edges towards the kind of elevated casual WDW does so well.
Cos — If you love the architectural, oversized WDW silhouette but prefer something quieter and more refined, COS is your answer. Their proportion play and fabric quality are exceptional at the price point.
Massimo Dutti — For a premium take on the denim and outerwear elements. The quality is genuinely impressive and they do an excellent relaxed straight-leg jean that holds its shape beautifully.

Luxury / Designer Picks

Gallery Dept — The closest aesthetic sibling to Who Decides War in the luxury space. Also based in the US, also obsessed with distressed, hand-reworked denim and garment-dyed pieces. If you love one, you’ll almost certainly love the other.
Balenciaga — For the oversized, deconstructed, fashion-as-statement element of the WDW world. Balenciaga has been doing extreme proportion play and distressed detailing for years, and the cultural overlap between the two brands’ customers is significant.

Two Independent Labels Worth Knowing

Denim Tears — Founded by Tremaine Emory in 2019, Denim Tears is a brand that shares WDW’s commitment to using clothing as a vehicle for storytelling and cultural commentary. Each collection is rooted in African Diaspora history and the craftsmanship is extraordinary. If you love the idea behind Who Decides War as much as the product, this label will resonate deeply.
Pleasures — A Los Angeles streetwear label that has built a passionate following for its graphic-heavy, culturally literate pieces. Less denim-focused than WDW, but the same fearless attitude to print, provocation, and quality construction. A brilliant left-field pick for anyone building a luxury streetwear wardrobe.