No Wonder I have So Many Sifferent Sizes in My Closet!

One perplexing mystery that begs attention for us women is: why doesn’t this piece of clothing fit me? It’s not because you’ve gained or lost weight. It’s not because your garment has shrunk. It’s definitely not because you misread the label when you bought it. It even looks like your significant other got the size right too . . .

So what’s up with that? To demonstrate the reality of off-sized clothing for women, Vox conducted an experiment in finding the right fit. For starters, most ladies’ clothing options use size numbers instead of actual measurements here in the U.S. It can get sketchy if you’re not sure of either one.

Marilyn Monroe was used as an example of how broad her size range was when matched against her actual measurements. In the example, her bust, waist and hip measurements would qualify her to be either a 4-6, 6, or 8 if she shopped at our stores today. Fashion professor Lynn Boorady points out that in her time, Marilyn Monroe was considered a size 12, which today would be a 6.

 

What’s a girl to do in the midst of all this confusion? The young lady in the video bought three pairs of size 4 jeans from three different stores: Zara, Topshop and Forever 21. When she held all the jeans together to compare them, it was clear that all three were three separate sizes. Which is the true size 4?