Have Sizes Changed Over THe Years?

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  • Hazel2005
    Hazel2005 Posts: 175 Member
    There is no regulatory body that governs sizing of anything. This explains why if you try on two pairs of pants, exactly the same size, style and make and they fit differently. Kind of like your weight. Don't let the numbers get to you.
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    Yep, it's called vanity sizing. Look it up. Somebody can go to K-Mart and buy size 6 clothes and then go to Nordstrom and buy size 2's that are too big. Bra sizes have also seemed to change as well.

    I'm curious about the bra sizing thing. I definitely went up a cup size (d to dd) when I gained a bunch of weight but I'm pretty sure a 34D is still a 34D. 34 inches around the ribcage, 38 inches around the largest part of the breast.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Yep, it's called vanity sizing. Look it up. Somebody can go to K-Mart and buy size 6 clothes and then go to Nordstrom and buy size 2's that are too big. Bra sizes have also seemed to change as well.

    I'm curious about the bra sizing thing. I definitely went up a cup size (d to dd) when I gained a bunch of weight but I'm pretty sure a 34D is still a 34D. 34 inches around the ribcage, 38 inches around the largest part of the breast.

    Yeah, I'm not really sure how the bra sizing works. My rib cage measurement is 26 inches, but I wear a 28 band in bras and it fits very well (does not feel big). But, I suppose it needs to have a little room to allow for the natural expansion of breathing and movement. I would think bra sizes have not changed. The only thing that has changed is that most of us now understand better how to measure for our bra size and to search and find stores that sell our size.
  • AuntieMC
    AuntieMC Posts: 346 Member
    Thank you all for the fascinating replies! I can't believe there is actually a phenomena called "vanity sizing" at the bottom of all this! I also found people's comments about the growth in portion sizes of various foods, and in things like a standard meal at McDonalds. It is amazing! No wonder Americans are so much heavier now!
  • cgfol1
    cgfol1 Posts: 179 Member
    Sizes can depend on a variety of things, including the fit model.

    For example, the Kookai brand here in Australia runs on the 0, 1, 2, 3 sizes, so a 0 would be an Aus 6-8 (US 2-4) and the fit model kept loosing weight therefore the clothes kept getting gradually smaller. She was a 1 and the 1 clothing ended up being the size of the 0!!

    It can feel very disheartening when you go in and you fit in one store but then can't at all in the next!!

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