Clothing Help

Vanity sizing. Manufacturers and retailers do it so you will be like "Hey! I'm a size 2 in this brand.....I must have lost weight!" and then it's completely superficial but some women will buy certain brands because they can get a small instead of a medium or whatever. It's stupid.

If you look at vintage clothes from the 50's, 60's 70's and compare to present day, you'll see how our clothing sizes have expanded greatly. It's a bit of an eye opener and a let down b/c we're made to "think" that we're a smaller size than we truly are.

Also, different manufacturer's vary big time in clothing sizes. So, I wouldn't worry about that size number, just go with what fits well and feels good on you.

You should also know that clothing can vary from item to item, even in the same size, cut and color. Most clothing today is cut from very large stacks of fabric with a die, and there is some variation as the die goes through from top to bottom (think about cutting a large stack of paper with scissors - same principle). Couple that with usually very low-cost labor and little to no quality control, and you can go in to the Gap and hold up two pairs of size 6 jeans and one will be slightly larger than the other. Not inches, mind you, but noticeably enough that if I try on some clothes that are just a little bit too snug or too loose, I will go back out on the floor and hold up different ones and find one that works.
It sucks.

I do the same thing. That is why i don't see a drastic change in sizing even though i lost 25 lbs...i refused to go higher than 11, so stayed in 9 very stretched out jeans.