I have always been size twelve (34 bust) but I recently bought a size 12 blouse and it is far too big,it would fit a 40 bust,have they changed womens sizes or what
2007-03-18 00:12:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
I am a size 10 - 16!!! i know hilarious isnt it but some clothes fit me size 10 and sometimes I need a 16 the sizes have gone mad!
2007-03-18 01:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sometimes have that problem, i think it just varies from shop to shop and then each item can be different. I am usually a size 10 but have recently bought a size 12 dess from a shop that i know i will always have to get the next size up as their sizes are small, i also bought 2 size 8 dresses and a blouse and i don't think i am a size 8. I am quite good at judging if something is going to fit me before taking it to the changing room just by holding the waist band to my waist, you sort of get used to the size you expect your clothes to be.
Maybe they are making the bust bit bigger on clothes bigger these days because a lot of girls get breast enlargements???
2007-03-18 00:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by mojo jo jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the fashion industry does change sizes as well as some manufacturers define a certain size differently from others. There is no standard basis, but a size 12 Guess jeans should fit exactly as all other Guess jeans of the same size, but different from Calvin Klein jeans for example.
The other factor that's got clothing sizes slowly growing out of proportion is that the Baby Boomers are aging, and the manufacturers knowing that people tend to gain weight as they age, and that people hate to go up a size, have made the clothes slightly bigger to keep the same size tag on them to make the Boomers feel like they're not getting larger.
So if you used to be a 12 you are now probably a 10.
2007-03-18 00:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by charmedchiclet 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you what has happened to clothes sizes. Size 4's and 6's of a few decades ago are zeros and 2's. A size 10 is what a size 14 used to be. It's the ridiculous lengths that we will go to ( or the manufacturous will go to) to make us be skinny or at least think we are. Of course, the more expensive the clothes, the larger they generally run. Your size 12 may have been very pricey.
2007-03-18 00:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh that is just ridiculous. I'm a UK size 12 and have a 35-36 inch bust. Talk about vanity sizing gone crazy.
Usually a 34 inch bust is a size 10 in tops, but it depends on your waist measurement too.
What shop was this by the way?
2007-03-18 00:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've got an ex-large body frame,and very broad shoulders,deep bottom,long arms.I've found it frustrating when you go into a shop and you find your size,and try it on and it's a tight/loose fitting,and then you check the label,and it's either 3/4 sizes too small/big.
2007-03-18 01:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different shops do different sizes. You could be a 12 in one shop and a 10 in another.. and where would you rather go back??? Or you might have just lost weight!!
2007-03-18 00:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by xXx Catherine xXx 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right, they have changed women's sizes. Basically manufacturers have realised that we're all incredibly pathetic and, if we fit into what we think is a smaller size than normal, we'll probably buy it.
I wish I was joking, but I'm not. See the link below for one of many stories.
2007-03-18 00:19:32 · answer #8 · answered by Saint Bee 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They are getting bigger. They do that to sell more clothes. A size 12 is really a size 16 of yesteryear.
2007-03-18 00:18:58 · answer #9 · answered by solotrovo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is because it was probably made for the french or German market where the sizes are different to the English sizes
2007-03-18 00:19:21 · answer #10 · answered by Bertie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋