https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/standardised-clothing-sizes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:28:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/standardised-clothing-sizes#post-539160 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:21:45 +0000 Meredith1953 539160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed! It is very frustrating to have so much variation in the sizes. I always have to grab at LEAST 2 or 3 sizes of pants to try on. It's even worse with mail-order. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/standardised-clothing-sizes#post-539157 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:18:45 +0000 Anonymous 539157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too Janet, extended sizing!<br /> Here's a link to a blog post Angie wrote on the subject:</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2009/03/20/inconsistent-sizing-a-blessing-in-disguise/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2009/03/.....-disguise/</a></p> <p>She wrote another on vanity sizing(something else being discussed on the forum this weekend) and the technical reasons it's happening:</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2007/08/16/vanity-sizing-more-efficiency-than-ego/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2007/08/.....-than-ego/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/standardised-clothing-sizes#post-539109 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:41:28 +0000 Janet 539109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We've actually discussed this here before, and it's a universal frustration! I believe Angie made the point that there are so many variables in fitting a woman's body that it's nearly impossible to standardize sizes, even using bust-waist-hip measurements, because things like rise, height, shoulder width, booty size, etc., go into determining a garment's fit. Then you have European sizes, UK sizes, Asian sizes, etc., which are all based on different fit models. </p> <p>Each designer has the freedom to use a different type of fit model, and that can actually be a good thing -- one designer tends to cater to a more athletic body type for example, while another may use fit models with more curves, so different body types are, in theory, served by different designers. I can see this at play when I try on certain designers' garments time and time again -- some brands fit me great with no tailoring straight off the rack, and others never seem to work for me -- they're too straight, don't accommodate my chest or hips, etc. </p> <p>You would think the designers could get it a *little* more consistent, though -- there's something a little ridiculous going on when I have everything from a 4 to a 10 in my closet and they all fit. In stores where I end up fitting into a very small size, like a 4, I can't help but think that the truly small woman is sized out of the equation. I'm 5'7" and 135-40 lbs, for crying out, I'm not really "small." And conversely, when I find myself having to size up to, say, a 10, and I notice there is nothing beyond a 10 on the rack, I get peeved on behalf of those larger than me who would like that item as well. So I think my campaign would be more for extended sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/standardised-clothing-sizes#post-539079 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:02:36 +0000 afterism 539079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every time I have a particularly frustrating experience with variations between the same size I consider starting a campaign standardise sizes. </p> <p>Not sure if it's just wishful thinking or an idea with legs so I thought I would run it past my YLF friends. </p>