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Just a little observation... every time I go clothes shopping it seems like my pant size is shrinking and my shirt size is growing. Only, I swear I am NOT changing! It's getting ridiculous.
For example, I bought a new shirt and a new pair of pants last week. I had to get size "0" (is that really a size?) in the pants and they are still a bit baggy. Then I bought a shirt to go with them, and I had to buy size "large" so as not to get something skin-tight that would be kind of indecent at work. Now, I swear I used to wear size 4-6 in pants and S-M in shirts!
When I buy pants I always think, "What do the really tiny people wear?" because I am by no means the smallest person around. And then when I buy shirts I think, "What do the bigger people wear?" because I am buying a large and I'm definitely "smaller than average", so I can't imagine....
Also concerning is that this trend has been going on for about 3 years or so, it seems to me, and I wonder how much further it can go! Will I have to start shopping in "petites" for pants and "plus sizes" for shirts???
Anyway, something strange is happening in the clothing industry, that's for sure.
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It's all part of the North American body image culture. It's esthetically desirable to be large on top and tiny (except for JLo) on the bottom.
I'm tired of it - I preferred it when we had standardized sizing and you knew what to try on instead of carrying 4 different sizes to the change room. (I also think that the more expensive the brand, the smaller the size on the label).