Sloper, like this, eh? When they give the woman’s bust/waist/hip measurements, I find it far more helpful than just height, because I can sometimes extrapolate to my own measurements. But one I’d really like that I don’t think I’ve ever seen listed is a model’s inseam. I’d find that helpful even for tops, because it gives a very rough indication of her proportions. If this jacket fits me the way it does the model, I’d return it as “too short”. She’s just half an inch taller than me; if she’s long-waisted, it might work for me.
On “curvy”, “athletic”, etc, I wish they’d use the fruit or geometric shapes. I realize now that “athletic” is code for not having much difference between hip & waist measurements, but for years I assumed it referred to a woman who had bigger shoulders/chest and quads, and a smaller waist, from working out. Surely I’m not the only person who’s been so misguided. “Rectangle” is much easier to understand.
But now back to our regularly scheduled topic of what to put on those return slips…. I suppose just giving us a blank to free form our own response is too much to ask. Sigh
