Okay so I haven't been buying "normal" size clothes for a very long time, but I am a little put off by my latest purchase. I bought two spring jackets from the same designer/brand of clothing - the exact same size, and when I got them one was too tight and one was too big. Now I could understand if they were different brands different designers made in different countries, but no, and for size charting they said true to size? Hmm...
Well I am not going to lose a lot of sleep over it, but really the clothes should be uniformed. Plus sizes are uniformed, if you know your size, then you can buy all your clothes over the internet and you will know they will all fit. None of this runs small, runs large, vanity sizing. I mean really who are you kidding. You normally wear a size 10 and the dress you bought is a size 6, do you really think your a size six? How many people come up to ask you what size your wearing. Hey, great outfit what size are you? Or what you wear the size label hanging out so everyone can see the size? Oh this is my size six dress so I will just kind of pull my hair up and then pull the label out just enough that they think I didn't tuck it in, and everyone can see how small I am.
Ah yes vanity sizing.
Well I am not going to lose a lot of sleep over it, but really the clothes should be uniformed. Plus sizes are uniformed, if you know your size, then you can buy all your clothes over the internet and you will know they will all fit. None of this runs small, runs large, vanity sizing. I mean really who are you kidding. You normally wear a size 10 and the dress you bought is a size 6, do you really think your a size six? How many people come up to ask you what size your wearing. Hey, great outfit what size are you? Or what you wear the size label hanging out so everyone can see the size? Oh this is my size six dress so I will just kind of pull my hair up and then pull the label out just enough that they think I didn't tuck it in, and everyone can see how small I am.
Ah yes vanity sizing.
AAARGGGGHHHH!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe blog commentator gods just ate my lengthy reply!!!!
GRIPE ALERT:
What's with this day 509-522 heading on a topic published on day 531 (or 532 or ???). Did the Vanity Sizing Gods take control of your keyboard?
Ah, I feel better.
BACK TO TSH REPLY:
Given our problems with shoe sizing (particularly with European brands), the vanity sizing wars go well beyond clothing.
I suspect the President's Economic Advisors/Re-election Advisors (they're likely the same folks) are pushing the vanity sizing problem as part of their plan to stimulate the economy by forcing folks back into stores. I fully expect to hear George Bush blamed for the sizing problem or maybe the House of Representative will have the Presidential Finger waggled in their collective faces.
A moment of silence & thankful prayer in honor of "LL Bean" and their "comfort waistband clothes" for men. You can wear them to Thanksgiving Dinner without bursting & to a Food Forego Frenzy without having your pants fall down.
Don't even get me started about sizing. grrrrrr!
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