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Originally Posted by nohmi2
When, oh when, are major stores going to insist on standardised clothing
sizes from manufacturers?
This lark of always having to try on garments has lost it's thrill I tell ya!
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"Stores" are never going to insist on standardized clothing sizes from manufacturers, because since the early 1920's, they never have, actually. What used to be a "dressmaker's 8" in the 60's and 70's is now closer to a 3. (I'm 5'9", by the way, and 125lbs; the idea of me wearing a 3 is ludicrous).
I remember when Liz Claiborne started making her clothes smaller, so that larger women could feel like they were wearing 8's or 10's; I put on an 8 suit in....1979 that I literally swam in. I mean, SWAM. I ended up with it in a 2 or 3, if memory serves (I don't think she did juniors, so a 3, most likely). I was boggled, because it was ridiculous; I'd been an 8 for at least 10 years by then. All other mannies followed suit (pun intended), and then the Haute houses that were putting out RTW (Ready to Wear) instantly picked up on it. By the early 80's, it was in full swing; only the cheap places had the "old" sizes. Now even they have the "3 is the new 8" kind of thing going on. A few years ago, when I was a bit thinner than I am now (I was ill), I actually wore a small Cavalli dress, (a sample sale on Yoox) which is RIDICULOUS. Nobody my height is a "small" in anything.
Then, add in the absurd hullabaloo about "Size 0" actresses, and, well....I mean, I'm all for being a healthy size and weight. But I don't think that deluding women into thinking that they are smaller than they really are is helpful, given all the problems in the US with obesity. (JMHO--please don't throw stones). Not to mention, the originally-posted issue--you cannot rely on anything to be remotely close to the size it's supposed to be, making online shopping a nightmare.
So, in short (ha!), don't expect them to confirm any time soon. Even places that try to help you with sizing almost always get it wrong (Yoox, for example). It's try, try and try, which I loathe. I've never liked shopping for anything (cars, clothes, food), so I've ended up with a closet-full of a) clothes for business meetings/dinners/parties and my alternative, which is b) "I'm homeless"-looking. If I received an invitation right now for "casual chic," I'd be screwed. ;-) And, honestly, if you loathe sweatpants, what's out there as an alternative? Jeggings? YUCK.
Hitch