Maybe it's down to my body shape (any sign of fat seemed to skip the very top half of my body and roll straight down to my stomach, sizeable butt and thighs. Seems unfair to me), but I couldn't tell you the exact sizing of clothes I need, because I could almost guarantee that it would be wrong in at least one shop. It's most problematic on the bottom half, where I can vary from a 10 up to a 14. In fact, in one instance, the first size that actually fit and did up in New Look was a size 16, at which point I promptly had a tantrum and quickly exited the shop.
Take these clothes for example...
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| Top to Bottom: Size 12 - Primark; New Look; New Look (high-waisted); New Look Size 10 - American Eagle Outfitters; Topshop |
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| Top to Bottom: Both Size 10 - Rare London; Primark |
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| Top to Bottom: Size 12 - New Look Size 10 - Republic |
Although, as is the case with many girls, I have my body hang-ups, I don't feel I should be ashamed in any way with the clothes size I buy. However, particularly in New Look's case, their unpredictable and small sizing feels like it's designed to make you feel bigger than you actually are, and has made me feel fat on more than one occasion. What I can't understand is why there's not a standardised sizing that all shops need to stick by, as it seems ridiculously that you can vary so much from shop-to-shop. There's already enough magazines and photo-shopping making us feel like we need to be much slimmer/fitter/this that and the other than we are, so it's about time shops did something to counter this. And don't even get me started on bra sizes...
By no means I am saying that being obese (or anorexic, or any other eating disorder) is OK, but by potentially making us feel bigger than we actually are, shops are doing nothing for women's self-esteem. I for one am sick of being embarassed of sizes, and would love to see women (and men!) stop being defined by whether they are a size 8 or a 16.
Any thoughts? Feel free to drop a comment below :)
4 comments:
Love this post. The sizing of women's clothes is an absolute joke, I recently had to buy a dress from Motel in a size 12 because the size 10 was so tight it practically cut off my blood circulation, despite usually being a size 8. I think women's clothing should be sized by measurements, it would clear up a lot of confusion.
Definitely agree with Emma, why aren't women's sizes standardised by measurements like men's sizes. It must be some sort of marketing scheme!
Also Love this post! And yep def a way for the mass markets to profit of women's insecuirities/vanities... give us clothes that fit us individually!! We are not a mass market!!! x
Thanks guys :) That sizing is a joke Emma, no way do you need a 12!! I definitely agree that our clothing should be standardised by measurements, would make a tonne more sense, and would mean our clothes would fit so much better without making us feel either too thin or too fat! Definitely a money-making business x
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