i mean today's sizes....a large is like what a medium/large used to be. I mean these clothing designers are making people aneorxic. thinking they are wearing a large freaks them out.....and some have to go into adult clothes to find clothes to fit.
2006-10-12 08:08:28 · 16 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
I think from my experience in shopping 4 clothes is the following:
1. The sizes are not right because of the way the clothes,shoes,
etc. are made and what company makes the items.
2. Most clothes and shoes r not American made anymore .
The clothing are made in foreign nations like Italy and Brazil(sil)
due to the fact that the companies hire cheap labor force.
3. Guy designed most ladies clothing and shoes unitil the new century started and women took over the designing markets.
That is all I know, but that is what I understand about the sizes not being right.
2006-10-12 08:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by terry l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you mean. I usually have a hard time finding shirts to fit me because they're always too big. I have a small frame with meat on me and I have to wear an XS-S for tops, but a size 4-6 in pants. If anything I find that they make the clothes too big for their size, unless I'm shopping in the wrong place. I have not found a store yet in my life to fit my figure because it's not an "average American" figure, it's European.
Overall I think the lettering for sizes like S, M & L has stayed similar, but when it comes to the numbers they're way off. There was a pair of pants I used to wear, I believe they were a size 12 from the 70's and they fit me like a 2 or 4. Now that's a bit drastic!
2006-10-12 08:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by H.L.A. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The more expensive the item of clothing, the bigger it will be! A $100 blouse in a size 12 is the same as a $29.99 size 16 blouse at Sears!
Thankfully designers still put size labels INSIDE the clothes and not on the outside! I'm a plus size gal and I wear whatever size clothes fit & look good -- it's no one's business what size I wear!
2006-10-12 08:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Massachusetts and the sizes are 4 times larger than they used to be. I used to wear size 8 (the older clothes) and now I HAVE to wear 4! Yeah, it makes me feel good, but at the same time I know they just increased sizes. It's probably the other states that decreased the sizes instead.
2006-10-12 08:51:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but...
When I was 150 ibs I wore a size 12 and I was like "What! the sizes don't go past 12 I'll have to start shopping in the fat section."
I... did develop an eating disorder (not because of that though)
and went to a size 3... now I'm a size 5/6
2006-10-12 08:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by Sammy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forget about larger sizes when i was smaller i still had problems with clothes because none of them are cut for people that aren't flat front and back and my jeans never feel right, one part is always tight or too big. there should have clothes make for different shapes I'm pretty sure if they make clothes to fit different shapes we would all be a size smaller but really they should make clothes not just bigger but so they can fit curves
2006-10-12 08:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a store I love to buy jeans in. I bought a brand new pair this year and still have a pair from last year. Guess what they are a half inch different. to tight so I had to buy a bigger size and I am ten pounds less then i was last year. dont get it. More people have to stand up for their right to EAT and stay the same size
2006-10-12 08:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard over in Europe they are getting rid of all their nasty super skinny super models & replacing them with normal size women. So i'm guessing a size 5 is a normal size to them instead of a 00. But hey it's better then the 00 chicks...right?
2006-10-12 08:20:38 · answer #8 · answered by saraxxlynn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that they vary a lot depending on the brand. I usually wear small t-shirts, medium shirts from Kohl's, and when I went to New York for a choir trip, the extra small blouse I bought on fifth avenue was plenty big enough. Maybe the expensive store was trying to be flattering?
2006-10-12 08:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by K-Rex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clothing manufacturers don't have standards for sizes that are across the board. It changes from company to company.
2006-10-12 08:17:30 · answer #10 · answered by Erin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋