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What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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Posted by sheshe (My Page) on Sun, Jun 14, 09 at 21:52
Recently I bought a pair of Levi's in my regular size. I got
them home and they were not the size of my old ones.
I bought a satin robe, I brought it home and it was sized wrong. What I am seeing over and over lately is no care at all taken to size anything properly any more. When it comes to bras this is truly a disaster. Has anyone else noticed
this? I suppose the store gets your money anyway for a certain time until you return it. Maybe that is all they want. Of course buying online becomes truly difficult too.
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RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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| Oh, anymore NOTHING is sized the same. At the Gap I am a medium, at other stores I can be up to an extra large. My work uniform shirt is a small. Who knows? I hate it too, you really have to try on clothes every time to get the right fit. I feel your pain. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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Twenty-four years ago (at age 30) I weighed 100 lbs., and wore a size 5. I am now 54, still weigh 100 lbs., but -- get this -- I now wear a size 00 or sometimes even a size 16 in the little girls section.
Perhaps my making this clothing size-down, women are more prone to buying the smaller sizes? Makes no difference to me, as I usually wear my youngest daughters "old" clothes. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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| Every company has it's own measurements for size, and they do not even seem to be consistent within a brand. You have to try on. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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| Its not just that. It would be expected that different companies have different sizing. I tried on a bra at VS. It fit like a dream. I bought six. I got them home and when I tried on one in a different color it did not fit. I laid them all out and they were ALL different lengths. From the biggest one to the shortest one was a 6" difference with various lengths in between. I took them ALL back and showed them. I just got a shrug from the clerk. This sort of thing happens often. I tried on a skirt and decided to get both colors. Sure enough the EXACT SAME skirt in a different color was huge. Try on everything. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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| It's because we get all our clothing manufactured outside the USA. Some worker 14 hours into a 16 hour day for 45 cents is not going to worry if they made that bra to size, they are just trying to keep body and soul together. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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My body happened to clothing sizes as far as I can see. :-(
I used to wear 8's, then 10's, then 12's and now I wear a 16. At seventy I still care that I have gained inches where they never used to be and lumps and bumps that would have horrified me at 30. But you guys are right; nothing is consistent any more size wise. I looked at some summer knit shirts the other day at Costco marked XL. What a joke. Even in my most skinny days I could not have worn those shirts. |
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| I think you 'pay' for the smaller size tags! The cheaper the clothes the closer to my real size it seems but I see some celebrities who weigh much more than I have ever weighed & they supposedly wear a size 8 & weigh 158 lbs? Come on now!! |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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Here's another one. Levi's used to be very consistent.
Now a size 10 jean can really be anything from a 16 to an 8.
But all marked a size 10. All coming from different countries,the same style in the same pile..
I wonder if men would put up with this. I bet not.
Why should we???
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RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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| I get some of my stuff on eBay because I don't have the strength or patience for long shopping trips. I like the sellers that provide the dimensions of tops and pants. I know what my measurements are, so I can tell which will fit. I hate it when they just say (Brand Name) size 10, because as everyone said, they are all different. I'm just not buying as many clothes as I used to. Too much hassle, trying everything on. I totally agree that men wouldn't put up with this, but what can we do? Most women are not going to stop buying clothes. |
RE: What has happened to sizing in womens clothes?
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I had the same problem with Levis. Ordered 3 pairs of the same style from Kohls - just different rinses. One pair was made in China, one in Cambodia and the last one in Mexico. The pair made in Mexico were extremely tight and
the pair made in Cambodia were too big. I hate trying on clothes. Yesterday I tried on about 30 pairs of jeans from designer labels to Levis trying to find a pair that I liked. I finally found a pair at Penneys. I bought three pairs of the same style in different colors and surprisingly enough they all fit the same!!
Clothes shopping is too frustrating and I used to love it. |
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