Vanity Sizing

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  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member

    Khloe says shes a size 4????
    She sure does.

    I'll bet you she actually is a size 4...in that brand. At one point in time I had jeans ranging from size 4 to size 9. And they all fit me. Usually I can fit size 8 no matter what. Look at the chart from wikipedia, I am a size 12/14.

    I remember watching Dr. Oz once where they compared sizes. They bought the exact same size of jeans from three different stores and a seamstress took them apart and measured them...there was a SIX INCH difference! For what they call, the same fricken size of jeans...right...

    I don't see the point of vanity sizing personally. I don't care if I'm a size 4 or 14. If I saw a healthy, curvy woman I'd expect to hear something like size 12 and it wouldn't disgust me. I see nothing wrong with it. It's just a number!

    I was just talking with some friends about this a week or so ago actually. Vanity sizing is the reason I hate shopping...mostly for bottoms though. Tops are much easier to fit. But I HATE buying pants. :(
  • dippystick
    dippystick Posts: 168 Member
    The more expensive the clothing, the smaller the size will be for the exact same measurements on any given garment. If you want to wear a certain size, you pay extra for the privledge. The smaller sizes are a marketing tool. I use them only to give me a ball park of which area of the store to shop, but I don't care about the size on the label, only if it fits properly.

    Who looks at the tags in your clothes anyway? I cut mine out when I get home once I decide that yes, I'm going to keep the item.
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    Apparently, there's sucha thing as vanity sizing for babies too! I recently bought 2 onesies from Thinkgeek, 18 & 24 mo. My son is 21mo and you could easily put him twice in the 18mo!!! :)
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