Clothes.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

not according to the measurement departments in the sweat shops

Measurement department ? Sure thats just little Achmed , he'd be happy to add a few inches onto waistlines.

Celly Smunt wrote: »

all i know is that mediums have gone far too fat

Maybe it's all the stress of communicating with the dead.

I think it's only River Island, Next et al that have clothes for emaciated men. I suppose they don't want fatties wearing their clothes, which is understandable.

kneemos wrote: »

34 inches is still 34 inches presumably?

I think women's clothing is particularly bad when it comes to sizing because clothes are generally just given a number rather than actually displaying their measurements. Leg length is one of the few exceptions but other than that, you're buying a size 10/12 or a small or a medium and those numbers have nothing to do with the actual measurements.

Because of this there's a lot of differences between shops and even within the same shop. I have clothes from new look in three different sizes. I think marketing can be a factor too. I don't have a source for this but I heard that a few shops started making their clothes bigger but kept the sizes the same to fool women into thinking they're smaller and to boost confidence.

The current day medium is the same measurements that an XL was in 1970. For anybody that doesn't know; a medium is the size that is going to sell the most.

A friend of mine has a BMI at the exact middle of healthy 21.75 and XS clothes literally fall off her in some places. Vanity sizing is getting out of control.

Everybody has trouble finding clothes that fit.

--LOS-- wrote: »

I find the opposite tbh, everything is all baggy, it's hard to get tops that are not in that oversized loose-fit style so you end up buying a size or 2 down.

I find it the same. All my clothes are ancient now simply because I dont have enough time to go shopping. I try on mediums and they have either gone way too big for me. As for jumpers - forget it.


I know its not me because with things like shoes I'm obviously still the same size Ive always been. People have to buy the proper size shoes so there is no problem there.

xxmeabhxx wrote: »

I think women's clothing is particularly bad when it comes to sizing because clothes are generally just given a number rather than actually displaying their measurements. Leg length is one of the few exceptions but other than that, you're buying a size 10/12 or a small or a medium and those numbers have nothing to do with the actual measurements.

Because of this there's a lot of differences between shops and even within the same shop. I have clothes from new look in three different sizes. I think marketing can be a factor too. I don't have a source for this but I heard that a few shops started making their clothes bigger but kept the sizes the same to fool women into thinking they're smaller and to boost confidence.

Womens clothes are very tough to size. You can find two of the same height and weight who are completely different shaped on chest, waist and hips.

I will say guys clothes are a bit weird. Whenever I'm shopping for jeans I can never find them in the right size/length.

Celly Smunt wrote: »

****e clothes,****e quality and double the price.

I honestly dont know how anybody can justify shopping in topman,everything i've bought in there has gone to crap and into the bin within two cycles.

+1 Topman is pure muck.

Murder trying to find a 30 inch waist in H&M.

From my experience T-shirts,tops,shirts you buy in shops here are for sized for midget asian menfolk.

I blame the gym culture that is rampant here at the moment and the excessive narcissism of today's youth. I cant get a tshirt that doesn't cling to my body anymore - and I'm a scrawny f*cker!

For womens clothes, each store which has a size 14 for example are not exactly 14. Some will be a 12 and some will be a 16 when tried on, its as if the clothing measure people went to different schools