tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post6974768311905267795..comments2023-10-26T14:01:08.426+03:30Comments on Orange Tangerine: The insanity of clothing sizesOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-83029777251318726842009-07-11T05:34:56.877+04:302009-07-11T05:34:56.877+04:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-82731155339318812332008-04-03T02:26:00.000+04:302008-04-03T02:26:00.000+04:30I feel your pain. As a plus-sized gal who has been...I feel your pain. As a plus-sized gal who has been working hard to lose weight (twice now, since I lost 60 lbs then got preggers and had to do it all over again), I find it really frustrating when my size 20s get too big, but when I go into the store, I am still having to buy size 20s. I don't know how that's possible without reverse bizarro vanity sizing. Because it's not like I lost 60 pounds Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-2072430508568847702008-02-28T05:10:00.000+03:302008-02-28T05:10:00.000+03:30And Jay, I haven't been buying tops at the Gap for...And Jay, I haven't been buying tops at the Gap for years, other than the GapBody stretchy thin tees that I use as a layer under a sweater. They're so long, they stay tucked in. They're too thin to wear alone, which is good because they're too form-fitting to wear alone!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-13690885726478200732008-02-28T05:08:00.000+03:302008-02-28T05:08:00.000+03:30Yeah, I think the problem is that the fit is now e...Yeah, I think the problem is that the fit is now expected to be "stretched to the breaking point" rather than "skimming the body." I was at a bar last night, and there were a few women wearing tops that were ridiculous tight and small on them. So what if you're a size 8 to 18 and blobby? Skin-tight is in! Buy tops as snug as your own epidermis!<BR/><BR/>Which is not to say that there's any shame Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-60070807654670129382008-02-28T04:55:00.000+03:302008-02-28T04:55:00.000+03:30I have experienced EXACTLY the same phenomenon! ...I have experienced EXACTLY the same phenomenon! I had the problem ordering a coat from LL Bean. I have ordered things from them in the past (say years ago) with no problems, but their large was too small - I mean WAY too small (and I also have a normal frame) and their XL was still too small in the arms. I mentioned this to one of their customer service reps on the phone and she said that sheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-39701129813422151782008-02-25T22:00:00.000+03:302008-02-25T22:00:00.000+03:30Sounds like some sort of reverse vanity sizing epi...Sounds like some sort of reverse vanity sizing episode.I know I read somewhere that clothiers are calling things smaller sizes than years before. My mom, who worked in retail clothes stores in San Francisco in 40s (and people were much less curvy on average) assures me there was no such thing as sizes 0 or 00 and a size 2 was extremely rare. So that when we see the factioid that "Marilyn Monroe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-21710753649373781762008-02-23T23:35:00.000+03:302008-02-23T23:35:00.000+03:30That's truly demented. Having actually seen you I...That's truly demented. Having actually seen you IRL, I cannot fathom how an XL would be small on you--I cannot even fathom how a L would be small on you! Lordy. I've never bought anything from American Apparel, so I don't really know what their deal is.<BR/><BR/>I find that, for as many bits of clothing as possible, I am better off buying men's clothing. I have very broad shoulders and small Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-426365935971864712008-02-23T01:40:00.000+03:302008-02-23T01:40:00.000+03:30Yeah, I think American Apparel stuff runs small. M...Yeah, I think American Apparel stuff runs small. My old man gets a Large in t-shirts usually, but the American Apparel Large is like a baby tee on him.<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad someone up on Mount Fashion Olympus has finally decided to resume making shirts that go down past the top snap of my pants. When I'm teaching, I like to be able to lift my arm without flashing my students my naked belly.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-3937732949945204652008-02-23T01:34:00.000+03:302008-02-23T01:34:00.000+03:30I wonder how a Gap tee would fit you these days. I...I wonder how a Gap tee would fit you these days. I don't think American Apparel and Gap cut their shirts the same way.<BR/><BR/>It looks to me as if women's clothes aren't really supposed to fit; they're supposed to look too small. So many women I see are dressed in clothes that just don't quite meet each other, and I am starting to think that's a feature, not a bug.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886225476339783827noreply@blogger.com