I want to know what kind of masochistic idiot is in charge of labelling women's clothing. No, really! Who is the person who decides that it is necessary to not only put the size number on my underwear, but also? Also felt the compunction to deign my size 8 butt as XL!!
Really? REEEEALLY?? An 8 is XL?? Because honestly, that does nothing for my own self-esteem, let alone the millions of other NORMAL SIZED WOMEN who are greater numbers than 8. I'm pretty sure putting the pants' size number and/or weight/height measurements is sufficient.
What number would my ass have to be in order to be a Medium, which is, I assume, the standard for "normal" ?? A 4? A 2? Because honey, normal women do not reach adulthood and have the hips of a 13 year old. They just don't. (Unless you're my mother who is a 3/4. Yeah. Try growing up with THAT to live up to!!)
Any additional labels are superfluous and, well, not good economically. Think of the ink they could save by removing those letters from all the underwear labels alone!!
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I hear you....SO HEAR YOU. Women sizing is ridiculous. Ugh.
Know what I hate? Vanity sizing. If I can hold up a pair of jeans and stretch out the waist the full span of my arms? Pretty sure nobody's falling for that being a true ten. I know my ass is fat. I don't need designers tricking me into thinking it's not so I'll buy their clothes. Oh, the perils of being smart...
I couldn't agree more! Stacy and Clinton always say that sizes are completely arbitrary: you could be an 8 in one designer's line and a 4in another's. I try not to look at the numbers and just go with what fits best, but it doesn't always work.
AMEN!!!
Thank you for bringing that out in the open! ;-)
Seriously, what is it with women's clothing sizes?? I can wear a three size range. How is that possible? And I wish I had a size 8 ass. Sigh.
Wow, this shocks me! I don't live in the US, so I'm still learning about your "sizes". I recently lost 12kg (26lb) and went from a New Zealand size 16 to a size 12. According to the "size conversion" charts, a NZ size 12 is the same as a US size 8. Size 12 is the desirable size here, it is "medium" and most people either want to be a 12 or stay a 12. So here I was feeling quite proud of myself, and then I read this about your size 8 underwear being XL? What??! That. Is. Crazy! No way are you (or I!) an XL. Nuh-uh.
I was just complaining about this to my husband the other day. Don't hate me, but I am a size 4. At least I think I am. My size 4 jeans are a little on the tight side (yeah - gotta get back on the treadmill) but the new size 4 dress pants I bought without trying on, only because I assumed they'd be the same fit as the size 4 jeans (coming from the same company and all) were huge on me. Plus, they were about three inches too long. Why can't sizes go according to actual waist and length measurements vs ambiguous S, M, L??
You are so right! I agree that ignoring the numbers and just looking at the fit is the best thing...of course that isn't always easy.
Yeah, I hear you -- I'm an XL woman as well!! :) Makes me kind of laugh....and sad at the same time that we raising our daughters in this world. I can't wait to have that discussion with my daughter...that an 8 is not really an XL. What about the poor women who wear a size 10 underware? Where do they shop -- at the tent store???
WHAT?
Since when is a size 8 an XL??? Cause you KNOW Marilyn Monroe was a size 12/14, right? And she is considered one of the sexiest women EVER! SO THERE!
What clothing line designed those unders, cause I think we should BOYCOTT!
I'm all for underwear being sized to match pant/skirt sizes. If you wear a size 10 pants, then the unerwear should be a 10 also. I think that would save some massive confusion.
Guh. Sizing sucks.
Especially when you are preggers & you find yourself in the XL section at Old Navy trying to find the biggest possible hoodie ^_^
Amen!
Being size 12 and trying on something XL and not having it fit makes me want to eat enough to be a 14 again.
Gah!
the whole wimmens sizing thing is out of hand.
a 0...really? someone has to make a ZERO?
personally, i think they should just have different measurements altogether. my waist and my hips are competing for width and my ass refuses to do its part of holding the pants up.
sigh.
What brand was that?! They need to be boycotted!
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