For the record, I don't like clothes shopping, especially when I'm on a mission. This is because, inevitably, something that i like either a) does not fit or b) is far, far beyond my budget. I am known to wander through my favorite clothing stores and browse the clearance section, mostly because it is smaller, and I am willing to spend a smaller amount of money on a garment I will have to alter.
For those of you not aware of how women's clothes sizing works...
The sizes run from roughly 00-30. These sizes are completely arbitrary. I own clothes from sizes 14 to 22. Most sizes are even numbers.
Why is it, that on a form that varies so much in proportion, and in curviness, that women's clothes aren't sized according to inches or centimeters? i mean, I knit. I know that i have a 52 inch bust, because that's what i knit for. but no sizing ever had anything to do with that in commercial clothing. Seriously. I used to buy men's pants for exactly that reason: know your waist and your instep and life is good. (at the time i was 36x30.) there. easy. now, add in to that a hip measure, and suddenly it is ever so much easier to find jeans that fit. but no, they won't do it. and to top it all off, I for some reason can find--always can find--size six and size eight blue jeans wherever i go. this is despite the fact that i only know 1 female who falls in that size category. in the meantime, i can't find jeans at jc penny, or sears, or anywhere other than lane bryant that fit me (and they changed their sizing to something even more idiotic, which pisses me off even more.) what is with this? all i want is to buy some friggin blue jeans. This shouldn't be that hard. I don't want to order things online, because a) its more expensive, and b) there is no reason for me to believe that the sizing will be consistent across brands. and sewing patterns are even worse. they are by and large significantly smaller than their commercially produced counterparts. What is with this? just give me an inch measure and life will be dandy. what is so hard about that?
Hey fashion industry, do you hear me? ACTUAL BODY MEASUREMENTS. Please. This is getting ridiculous.
And i still haven't gotten my blue jeans.
hmph.
5 comments:
Don't get me started.
With the pants, if the butt fits, the waist won't, and vice versa.
If the shirt's bust fits, everything else is too big.
Shoes?
According to that nifty foot measuring thing, I wear a size 5 women's. I wear anything from a size 6-7 to 8 sometimes. WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE VANITY SIZING FOR FEET?
The only company I know who properly does it is LL Bean -- and they don't make women's shoes in size 5. Go figure.
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size 6.5 triple wide.
i START looking for shoes in the 8s.
NOW YOU HAVE BLUE JEANS!!!
yay for clearance section of lane bryant!
I love clearance at lany bryant!
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